16 Inch Guns for Our Dreadnaughts   (  )
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Title	English: 16 Inch Guns for Our Dreadnaughts title QS:P1476,en:"16 Inch Guns for Our Dreadnaughts" label QS:Len,"16 Inch Guns for Our Dreadnaughts"
Description	English: Poster from the What the Navy is Doing series, published by the Navy Recruiting Bureau, New York, circa 1919. It depicts the manufacture of 16/50 guns at the Washington Navy Yard, D.C., for installation in the Lexington (CC-1) class battle cruisers and South Dakota (BB-49) class battleships then planned or in early stages of construction. Also shown are pictures of the battle cruiser design, a firing test at Indian Head, Maryland, and the effect of 16-inch shells on heavy armor. Photograph from the Collections of the U.S. National Archives.
Date	circa 1919 date QS:P571,+1919-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Collection	Naval History & Heritage Command    Parent institution United States Department of the Navy  Location Washington Navy Yard Established 1944  Website www.history.navy.mil  Authority control : Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q3250126
Accession number	80-WP-1002
Source	https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/battleships/indiana-bb-50/80-WP-1002.html
Permission (Reusing this file)	“Most of the photos found in our collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements (those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the image description).”[1]
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