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Standing 5 stories high, this 2,050-ton 16-inch gun turret was massive in size. A crew of 77 sailors loaded and fired its three-rifle guns. Each rifle could fire one 1,900-pound high-capacity projectile or one 2,700-pound armor-piercing projectile 23 nautical miles every 30 seconds. The turret stored 390 projectiles, more than 2,340 bags of powder, and nine additional practice rounds.
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Camden, New Jersey · United States
