16"/50 caliber Mark 2 gun

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The 16"/50 caliber Mark 2 gun and the near-identical Mark 3 were guns originally designed and built for the United States Navy as the main armament for the South Dakota-class battleships and Lexington-class battlecruisers. The successors to the 16"/45 caliber gun Mark I gun, they were at the time among the heaviest guns built for use as naval artillery.

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    16-inch-Casemated16-inch-Casemated
    16-inch - 50 caliber gun - NH 8148216-inch - 50 caliber gun - NH 81482
    Sixteen-inch, 50 Caliber, Mark 2, Mod. 1 Gun Barrel - NH 81481Sixteen-inch, 50 Caliber, Mark 2, Mod. 1 Gun Barrel - NH 81481
    Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12507, Amerika, Küstenbatterie beim AbschussBundesarchiv Bild 102-12507, Amerika, Küstenbatterie beim Abschuss
    BatteryDavis Gun1BatteryDavis Gun1
    No. 246A Battery Davis Fort Funston, Calif., Placing Concrete Under step - ring at Gun Block No. 1. - NARA - 296373No. 246A Battery Davis Fort Funston, Calif., Placing Concrete Under step - ring at Gun Block No. 1. - NARA - 296373
    No. 152A Fort Funston, Calif., No. 1 Gun, Placing Racer Section. - NARA - 296369No. 152A Fort Funston, Calif., No. 1 Gun, Placing Racer Section. - NARA - 296369
    No. 220A Battery Davis Fort Funston, Calif., Placing No. 2 Gun in Slide. - NARA - 296372No. 220A Battery Davis Fort Funston, Calif., Placing No. 2 Gun in Slide. - NARA - 296372
    No. 179A Fort Funston, Calif., No. 1 Gun, Moving Gun Tube to Site. - NARA - 296371No. 179A Fort Funston, Calif., No. 1 Gun, Moving Gun Tube to Site. - NARA - 296371
    No. 168A Fort Funston, Calif., No. 1 Gun, Mounting Side Frames and Slide. - NARA - 296370No. 168A Fort Funston, Calif., No. 1 Gun, Mounting Side Frames and Slide. - NARA - 296370
      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      commonsimage16-inch-Casemated Commons
      commonsimage16-inch - 50 caliber gun - NH 81482 Commons
      commonsimageSixteen-inch, 50 Caliber, Mark 2, Mod. 1 Gun Barrel - NH 81481 Commons
      commonsimageBundesarchiv Bild 102-12507, Amerika, Küstenbatterie beim Abschuss Commons
      commonsimageBatteryDavis Gun1 Commons
      commonsimageNo. 246A Battery Davis Fort Funston, Calif., Placing Concrete Under step - ring at Gun Block No. 1. - NARA - 296373 Commons
      commonsimageNo. 152A Fort Funston, Calif., No. 1 Gun, Placing Racer Section. - NARA - 296369 Commons
      commonsimageNo. 220A Battery Davis Fort Funston, Calif., Placing No. 2 Gun in Slide. - NARA - 296372 Commons
      commonsimageNo. 179A Fort Funston, Calif., No. 1 Gun, Moving Gun Tube to Site. - NARA - 296371 Commons
      commonsimageNo. 168A Fort Funston, Calif., No. 1 Gun, Mounting Side Frames and Slide. - NARA - 296370 Commons
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