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The three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) are fired during a main battery firing exercise

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Country: Caribbean Sea

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton

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04/03/1986
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label_outline Explore Three Mark, Gun Turrets, Turrets

A view from the forecastle of the Mark 7, 16-inch, 50-caliber guns and superstructure of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). In the background is the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64)

Crew members aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) wait for motor launches to take them ashore to participate in a civic action program in Puerto Cortes, Honduras

A Pioneer I remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) is readied for flight on the deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

Crew members run to man the rails of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) as the ship is "brought to life" during its recommissioning

Members of the civilian press visiting the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) take photos of the firing of a salvo from the No. 1 and 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets.Second view in a series of seven

Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Mike Moulding of Detachment 1, Fleet Composite Squadron 6 (VC-6), moves a Pioneer remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) across the fantail of the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) during Operation Desert Shield

The No. 1 Mk 7 16 in. gun turret pivots and elevates as part of a demonstration given during a dependent's cruise aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)

The No. 1 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun is fired to port aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during a main battery firing exercise

Projectiles used in the Mark-7 16-inch /50-caliber guns of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) are ready for offloading at the Naval Weapons Station. The IOWA is offloading its ammunition prior to entering Norfolk Naval Base. The No. 3 16-inch gun is in the background

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) launches a Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile during Fleet Exercise 2-86

As seen from above, a 2,700-pound dummy projectile travels up a hoist from a handling room in one of the 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile is launched from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during a firing test on the Eglin Air Force Base range. Fourth view in a series of seven

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