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English: Cutaway diagram of a loaded 16-inch gun on an Iowa-class battleship. Six powder bags sit behind the projectile in the gun's breech. The ram arm which shoved the bags into the breech is still extended. The spanning tray and cradle are also still extended. The lever above the cradle is used by the rammerman to control the ram. |
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Source | Thompson II, Charles C. (1999) A Glimpse of Hell: The Explosion on the USS Iowa and Its Cover-Up, W. W. Norton ISBN 0393047148, p. 86. |
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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