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Original - USS South Dakota at Scapa Flow with her 16"/45 caliber guns trained out.
Reason
I find this to be an interesting picture of the 16 in 45 caliber guns used aboard the South Dakota-class battleships of World War II. The depiction of the guns in multiple positions demonstrates the principle of a "three gun" turret in which each gun can be independently raised or lowered as opposed to a "triple turret" where every gun is raised and lowered without the option for individual control.
Articles in which this image appears
South Dakota class battleship (1939), 16"/45 caliber Mark 6 gun
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Weaponry
Creator
United States Navy

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 08:44, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]