BATTLESHIP USS IOWA #3 - Big and bad by goodoleboy
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Description
The six massive forward 16-inch guns, captured Father's Day, 6/15/14, at the Los Angeles Waterfront, where the ship is permanently berthed for all to come and visit.
The three other 16-inch guns are at the stern.
Most impressive via ZOOM.
USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship of her class of battleship and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 29th state. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to have served in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Armament consists of:
Nine 16 in (406 mm)/50 cal Mark 7 guns
Twelve 5 in (127.0 mm)/38 cal Mark 12 guns
Thirty-two BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles
Sixteen RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-Ship missiles
Four 20 mm/76 cal Phalanx CIWS
Iowa's main battery consisted of nine 16" (406.4mm)/50 caliber Mark 7 gun, which could fire 2,700 lb (1,200 kg) armor-piercing shells some 20 nmi (23 mi; 37 km). Her secondary battery consisted of 5 in (130 mm)/38 cal guns in twin mounts, which could fire at targets up to 12 nmi (14 mi; 22 km) away.
Source: Wikipedia free encyclopedia. Tons more info on the Internet.
Bon voyage.
Comments (8)
beautiful angles of shots! magnificent series!!!
Nice set. That second pic really gives a sense of scale on those guns.
Wonderful photo angles, Harry; when those guns are firing the noise must be absolutely deafening! They sure do keep her shined up and ready for action, don't they? Great photography!
These are some truly epic captures of it, Harry.
I'm with Denise...great POVs on these big 16" mammoths. Good info...and I will go and read more. What a ship!
Nice shots - In WW II, she had 20 5"/38 and numerous 20 and 40 mm light AA.
I know it's frustrating when you post battleships (and similar military shots), because you don't get a lot of comments. But I'm grateful you post them because your shots bring out a lot of power, music, mystery and other un-namables in these behemoths. The montage starts with the guns facing to the right, and ends with them facing to the left (your basic montage "framing"---that is, framing with images). But you have some very dramatic lines here, esp with the low lines of cannons sweeping across the bottoms of the shots: The 1st is cut off right at the cannon itself, dramatic cropping; the 2d and 3d are increasingly more dramatic, with the 3d's gun dominating the shot---ie, the way the gun sweeps across the whole frame; a wonderful shot. In the 2d, you have a person caught right in front of the gun: In reality, he may be off to the side, but your pov allows him to be right in the center, and it's quite a contrast because it looks like he's looking right down the barrel of the gun. These are very dramatic shots. And the 4th gives us a beautiful but terrifying shot of the guns, head-on: Really, even if someone isn't into battleships, I don't know how they don't see the drama and sweep of this view. With the ship's tower, soaring up above---it's regal. Finally, the last shot brings us to the beginning again, only in the other direction; and we see a bigger view of the ship's sweep, with the guns completing the sweep. Your low angles are sweeping and even breath-robbing---which I assume one SHOULD feel in the presence of such a fearful beast. After all, these were used to defeat the Japanese forces, who were massive and fearful themselves. Yet, above its immense purpose in WWII, the ship has a strange eerie beauty; and your shots bring that out, along with a sense of mystery. I'll comment on others, as I return; but I wanted to comment on at least one this morning. A montage about sweep, power, mystery and beauty. Fine work on these, Harry.
Images of Cher sitting aside guns like these! lol (Could it be these?) Super shots mate, great views all Well done! Rob