Comments by "Evan" (@MrEvanfriend) on "Crawling Inside The Largest Gun I've Ever Seen....." video.

  1. What are the size of the guns on USS Texas? I'm in the Philadelphia area, right across the river from USS New Jersey. Her guns are 16" 50 caliber. She's an Iowa class battleship, the biggest ever made by the US, and apparently New Jersey is by six inches the longest battleship ever, longer than the Japanese ships Yamato and Musashi.
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  2. Vinnie Louis 14" and how long? What the old sailors on USS New Jersey told me was that the 16" 50 caliber guns means that the barrels are 50x16". Those are some awesome, devastating naval rifles. Any word on USS Texas' guns? And what class is she?
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  3. Vinnie Louis Wasn't aware of the New York class. Shame as I was born in New York. I imagine a 14" .45 caliber naval rifle would seem pretty awesome if I hadn't seen USS New Jersey's guns. If you're ever in the Philadelphia area, go over the river to Camden, NJ (one of the worst places in the country) and go see the battleship. She's worth going to Camden for.
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