Hey Mike, No No No I mean sorry barrel length( its 6 am) On a 16 inch , 45cal cannon, the barrel was 45 times longer than the shell width. Same with 5" 25, 5"38, and 5" 50 Sorry about the mistake on the last post. Steve Pavlosky By on Saturday, May 5, 2001 - 05:51 am: Mike , I know this. The 16 inch deterimined the shell width. The 45 cal tells the shell length. Steve Pavlosky By on Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 07:02 pm: My wife's Grandfather was a cook on the USS Maryland. I have become quite interested in the history of this ship. This may seem like a simple question to some, but the main armament was 16" & 5" guns. My question, what is meant by the 45 caliber and 38 caliber. Knowing the caliber of handguns and such, this caliber is a much different scale. How do you figure it out? Thanks, Mike Klinkowski By on Sunday, February 11, 2001 - 05:37 pm: Okay, so I read your link to Ship's statistics and it says the main armament was 16" guns! I'll believe you until I unpack my copy of American Naval Fighting Ships and check it out - my memory must be a lot worse than I thought! Jim Arnold Add a Message This is a public posting area. If you do not have an account, enter your full name into the "Username" box and leave the "Password" box empty. Your e-mail address is optional. Username: Password: E-mail: Post as "Anonymous" Sitemap
Mike , I know this. The 16 inch deterimined the shell width. The 45 cal tells the shell length. Steve Pavlosky By on Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 07:02 pm: My wife's Grandfather was a cook on the USS Maryland. I have become quite interested in the history of this ship. This may seem like a simple question to some, but the main armament was 16" & 5" guns. My question, what is meant by the 45 caliber and 38 caliber. Knowing the caliber of handguns and such, this caliber is a much different scale. How do you figure it out? Thanks, Mike Klinkowski By on Sunday, February 11, 2001 - 05:37 pm: Okay, so I read your link to Ship's statistics and it says the main armament was 16" guns! I'll believe you until I unpack my copy of American Naval Fighting Ships and check it out - my memory must be a lot worse than I thought! Jim Arnold Add a Message This is a public posting area. If you do not have an account, enter your full name into the "Username" box and leave the "Password" box empty. Your e-mail address is optional. Username: Password: E-mail: Post as "Anonymous" Sitemap
My wife's Grandfather was a cook on the USS Maryland. I have become quite interested in the history of this ship. This may seem like a simple question to some, but the main armament was 16" & 5" guns. My question, what is meant by the 45 caliber and 38 caliber. Knowing the caliber of handguns and such, this caliber is a much different scale. How do you figure it out? Thanks, Mike Klinkowski By on Sunday, February 11, 2001 - 05:37 pm: Okay, so I read your link to Ship's statistics and it says the main armament was 16" guns! I'll believe you until I unpack my copy of American Naval Fighting Ships and check it out - my memory must be a lot worse than I thought! Jim Arnold Add a Message This is a public posting area. If you do not have an account, enter your full name into the "Username" box and leave the "Password" box empty. Your e-mail address is optional. Username: Password: E-mail: Post as "Anonymous" Sitemap
Okay, so I read your link to Ship's statistics and it says the main armament was 16" guns! I'll believe you until I unpack my copy of American Naval Fighting Ships and check it out - my memory must be a lot worse than I thought! Jim Arnold Add a Message This is a public posting area. If you do not have an account, enter your full name into the "Username" box and leave the "Password" box empty. Your e-mail address is optional. Username: Password: E-mail: Post as "Anonymous" Sitemap