Summary

Sixteen-inch, 50 Caliber, Mark 2, Mod. 1 Gun Barrel   (  )
Photographer	Unknown authorUnknown author
Title	Sixteen-inch, 50 Caliber, Mark 2, Mod. 1 Gun Barrel
Description	English: On display in East Willard Park, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., in October 1974. This gun is Number 111, built at the Washington Navy Yard in 1922 for planned installation on the abortive South Dakota (BB 49-54) class battleships and Lexington (CC 1-6) class battle cruisers. Note railway trucks supporting the gun barrel. The two sixteen-inch projectiles displayed alongside the gun are inert shells fired by USS New Jersey into San Clemente Island, California, during shore bombardment practice in 1968.
Depicted place	Washington Navy Yard
Date	October 1974 date QS:P571,+1974-10-00T00:00:00Z/10
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 file : Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q3250126
Accession number	NH 81481
Source	https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/battleships/indiana-bb-50/NH-81481.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]
Other versions	Sixteen-inch, 50 Caliber, Mark 2, Mod. 1 Gun Barrel - NH 81481.tiff

Object location	38° 52′ 21.79″ N, 76° 59′ 46.03″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	38.872720; -76.996120

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Naval History & Heritage Command
	Parent institution	United States Department of the Navy
	Location	Washington Navy Yard
	Established	1944
	Website	www.history.navy.mil
	Authority file	: Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat

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	Parent institution	United States Department of the Navy
	Location	Washington Navy Yard
	Established	1944
	Website	www.history.navy.mil
	Authority file	: Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat

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