クェゼリンの戦い
The 14"/50 caliber gun was installed on five battleships: , , , , and . Although both "Tennessee" and "California" were damaged during the attack on Pearl Harbor, both of these ships' guns, along with the other three, were used in the Second World War in shore bombardment duty. "Mississippi", "Tennessee", and "California" all participated in the last line battle to date: the Battle of Surigao Strait. As shore bombardment platforms, these five battleships participated in all phases of the war, such as the Aleutian Islands Campaign ("Idaho", "Tennessee"), the Battle of Kwajalein ("New Mexico", "Mississippi", "Idaho", "Tennessee"), and the Battle of Guam ("New Mexico", "Idaho", "Tennessee", "California").