1955 Navy training video on the 16"" BB guns

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Found this video on another site, thought it was most interesting.

Never knew it took 79 people to operate one of these guns

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YEAH BABY! NOW WE’RE TALKIN!

dijya see at the very end…“Seapower for Security”? Not the stoopid US Navee of 2016 but the big gun US Navy when men who fought WWII were in charge. Men like Arleigh “31 knot” Burke!

God bless em all!

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My Dad was on the USS PENNSYLVANIA BB38 during WWII. It was an older ship with 14 inch guns. He was in 1st division on the fwd mounts. There were about 65 to 70 guys in their division.

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[QUOTE=injunear;177171]My Dad was on the USS PENNSYLVANIA BB38 during WWII. It was an older ship with 14 inch guns. He was in 1st division on the fwd mounts. There were about 65 to 70 guys in their division.[/QUOTE]

Having toured the local Gulf Coast Battleships, I really respect the living conditions of these guys. . . . tough work, too. . .