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Iowa-Class Were the Best Battleships Ever, Explained in 2 Words
On the deck of an Iowa-class ship, the Mark 7 would be mounted in turrets on individual slides, which could be elevated independently of each other. The result was, technically, a three-gun turret ...
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Turret of USS Monitor visible at Mariners’ Museum
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Hampton Roads has a rich history, and there’s no more memorable battle than the one between the Monitor and the Merrimac. The turret of the USS Monitor is in the ...