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File:USS Iowa (BB-61) projectile hoisted to spanning tray.jpg

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English: DN-SC-91-03642 - A 1,900-pound high capacity (HC) projectile is hoisted up to the spanning tray of the center Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun in the No. 2 turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). This particular projectile will be the 1,000th round fired by the IOWAs 16-inch guns since the ship's recommissioning.
Date Taken on 14 December 1986
Source DoD image number DN-SC-91-03642 [1] (DefenseLink Multimedia)
Author PHAN William Holck, USN
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