Talk:12-inch/50-caliber Mark 8 gun
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editCan anyone explain what exactly ' followed by a trip to Watervliet Arsenal until they were 65% complete' means? I would edit it to make it less confusing, but I don't know what the intended meaning is.--Anon423 (talk) 20:37, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
Can we move this to a more specific name? There have been many 12"/50cal guns in history. The Land (talk) 13:58, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
- for instance, BL 12 inch Mk XI - XII naval gun. The Land (talk) 14:03, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
- Fair point, I've renamed it in accordance with another US gun - 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun ϢereSpielChequers 15:15, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Infobox?
editThis article could use {{Infobox Weapon}} as shown by another naval rifle: BL 13.5 inch Mk V naval gun -MBK004 05:45, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Decommission vs. Stricken vs. Fate
editReference #2 states: "1961 is the year the last remaining Alaska-class ship, Guam, was decommissioned."
Guam was actually decommissioned on 17 February 1947 (same date as USS Alaska CB-1). She was stricken on 01 January 1960 (Same date as USS Alaska). She was sold for scrap to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, MD on 24 May 1961.
The last time she fired her guns in anger was on 9 June 1945 when Guam, Alaska, and five destroyers conducted a 90-minute bombardment of Okino Daito.
Source: USS Guam CB-2 DANFS at https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/g/guam-ii.html 98.114.189.177 (talk) 22:29, 10 December 2024 (UTC)