page_title: 16"/45 caliber gun
hierarchical_section_title: 16"/45 caliber gun
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) steams through rough seas, circa 1932. Note the hull number painted atop one of the forward turrets and the Vought O3U Corsairs positioned on the catpults.
context_page_description: The 16"/45 caliber gun was used for the main batteries of the last class of Standard-type battleships for the United States Navy, the Colorado-class. These guns promised twice the muzzle energy over the Mark 7 12-inch/50 caliber guns of the Wyoming-class battleship and a 50% increase over the 14-inch/45 caliber guns of the New York-class, Nevada-class, and Pennsylvania-class battleships.
context_section_description: The 16"/45 caliber gun (spoken "sixteen-inch-forty-five-caliber") was used for the main batteries of the last class of Standard-type battleships for the United States Navy, the Colorado-class. These guns promised twice the muzzle energy over the Mark 7 12-inch/50 caliber guns of the Wyoming-class battleship and a 50% increase over the 14-inch/45 caliber guns of the New York-class, Nevada-class, and Pennsylvania-class battleships.
caption: USS Colorado (BB-45), steams through rough seas, circa 1932, with her 16"/45 caliber gun turrets aimed to starboard.
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