Ordnance Pamphlet 755 covers the 16" triple gun turrets on the USS North Carolina (BB55), USS Washington (BB56), USS South Dakota (BB57), USS Indiana (BB58), USS Massachusetts (BB59) and USS Alabama (BB60)

It covers in great detail the description, maintenance and operation of each component of the assembly down to the smallest detail.

The main battery of each ship of the title comprises nine l6-inch 45 caliber guns. These are emplaced in three enclosed, armored, triple mount turrets, which are located on ship center line, two forward and one aft. The arrangement provides fire concentration of nine guns on either beam, six forward and three aft with precise location of turret and trunnion axes.

The triple mounting of these units in the turret provides separate gun and slide assemblies, served independently by their respective hoist and rammer assemblies, and enclosed within flame proofed subdivision of the gun house which provides separate gun compartment for each gun. The arrangement and equipment of all turrets is virtually identical, the principal variations being in the powder hoist height of lift, the elevating and training gear drives and the slide designs.

OP-755 is split into two files: Part 1 (pages 1-196) and part 2 (pages 197-401)

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OP-755 Part 1 Pages 1-196           36.8 mb

OP-755 Part 2 Pages 197-401          37.0 mb   

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