USA 8"/55 (20.3 cm) RF Mark 16 - NavWeaps
WEBLearn about the first USN 8" (20.3 cm) guns to use separate ammunition and automatic loading, with a high rate of fire and super-heavy projectiles. See the gun characteristics, ammunition types, and history of the Des Moines (CA-134) class cruisers.
8-inch/55-caliber gun - Wikipedia
WEBThe 8-inch/55-caliber gun was the main battery of US Navy heavy cruisers and some aircraft carriers from 1925 to 1975. It had a barrel length of 11 meters and fired a 335-pound shell at 2500 feet per second.
USA 8"/55 (20.3 cm) RF Mark 16 - warships.com.cn
WEBUnited States of America 8"/55RF (20.3 cm) Mark 16 Updated 27 January 2011. These were the first USN 8" (20.3 cm) guns to use separate rather than bag ammunition. With automatic shell handling and loading, a fire rate three times greater than that of previous 8" (20.3 cm) guns and coupled together with the use of "super-heavy" AP projectiles ...
Last of the 8-inch Cruiser Guns | Naval History Magazine - August …
WEBLearn about the history and features of the Mark 16, the last 8-inch/55-caliber gun used by the U.S. Navy on the Des Moines-class cruisers. See how these guns fired semi-fixed ammunition, achieved high accuracy, and participated in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
8-inch/55-caliber gun | Military Wiki | Fandom
WEBThe 8"/55 caliber gun (spoken "eight-inch-fifty-five-caliber") formed the main battery of United States Navy heavy cruisers and two early aircraft carriers. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun barrel had an internal diameter of 8 inches (203 mm), and the barrel was 55 calibers...
8 inch/55 Mark 16 (203 mm) - War Thunder Wiki
WEBUnlike the earlier 8-inch guns mounted on the Treaty cruisers of the inter-war period or the Baltimore -class, the Mark 16 used a separate projectile and bagged charge along with an autoloading mechanism that gave it twice the rate of fire of its older siblings at eight shots per minute per barrel.
8"/55 caliber gun | Military Wiki | Fandom
WEBThe 8"/55 caliber gun (spoken "eight-inch-fifty-five-caliber") formed the main battery of United States Navy heavy cruisers and two early aircraft carriers. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 8 inches (203 mm) in diameter, and the barrel was 55 calibers long...
USA 8"/55 (20.3 cm) RF Mark 16 Pictures - warships.com.cn
WEBUSA 8"/55 (20.3 cm) RF Mark 16 Pictures. Pictures. Updated 08 May 2007. USS Salem CA-139 as a museum ship in 1998. Note the hatches under each gun barrel. These are the ejection ports for the propellant cases. Photograph copyrighted by Richard Leonhardt and use here courtesy of NavSource. Turret Subdivisions and Principal Structural Units.
Des Moines - Global wiki. Wargaming.net
WEBDes Moines — American Legendary Tier Cruiser. One of the best heavy cruisers in the world. The ship was designed using the experience gained in World War II, resulting in excellent protection and very powerful AA armament.
USA 8"/55 (20.3 cm) Marks 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 - NavWeaps
WEBLearn about the design, characteristics and ammunition of the 8"/55 (20.3 cm) guns used on US cruisers and carriers in the 1920s and 1930s. See photos, specifications and projectile types for each mark of this weapon.