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The 8"/55 caliber gun (spoken "eight-inch-fifty-five-caliber") formed the main battery of United States Navy heavy cruisers and two early aircraft carriers. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 8 inches (203 mm) in diameter, and the barrel was 55 calibers long (barrel length is 8 inch × 55 = 440 inches or 11 meters).

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  • 8"/55 caliber gun
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  • The 8"/55 caliber gun (spoken "eight-inch-fifty-five-caliber") formed the main battery of United States Navy heavy cruisers and two early aircraft carriers. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 8 inches (203 mm) in diameter, and the barrel was 55 calibers long (barrel length is 8 inch × 55 = 440 inches or 11 meters).
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part length
  • bore
Service
  • 1925(xsd:integer)
Name
  • 8(xsd:integer)
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • New Orleans B turret following a Japanese torpedo-initiated explosion of the forward magazine during the Battle of Tassafaronga.
Cartridge
  • A.P. H.E.
Wars
Used by
  • United States
is ranged
  • yes
Variants
  • Mk 9, Mk 12, Mk 14, Mk 15, Mk 16
abstract
  • The 8"/55 caliber gun (spoken "eight-inch-fifty-five-caliber") formed the main battery of United States Navy heavy cruisers and two early aircraft carriers. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 8 inches (203 mm) in diameter, and the barrel was 55 calibers long (barrel length is 8 inch × 55 = 440 inches or 11 meters).
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