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Ordnance Pamphlet 769 dated 15 October 1967, reflects the configuration of the three 16-inch 50-caliber
turrets in USS New Jersey (BB62) at the scheduled completion
of ship reactivation on 30 April 1968.
Four ships, the USS Iowa, USS New Jersey, USS Missouri and the USS Wisconsin comprise the IOWA class battleships . These ships
have main batteries consisting of three 16-inch 3-gun
turrets.
Main battery ordnance of each ship comprises nine 16-inch 50-caliber turret-mounted guns which
are chambered for bagged powder charges and are
equipped with carrier-type breech mechanisms. The
guns, which may be fired at the rate of two rounds
per minute, have a maximum range of approximately
41,000 yards.
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