Umm, Arizona didn't have 8" guns. These were probably 5"/51s that were
removed from her during the '32 refit; most US BBs lost between 3 and 8 of
these secondary guns during the interwar years. The 5"/51 was a large gun,
possibly mistakeable for a medium caliber weapon.
Steve Allen
At 11:06 AM 7/5/00 -0600, Eugene Pantano wrote:
>In the Phillippines...Subic Bay Naval Station to be exact...there were all
>four 8" rifle barrels from Arizona....they were there as "replacements" for
>any of the other battle wagons that might need them...I bet when we left
>there with our tails between our legs...that the barrels were left
>behind...Anyone know about their fate ??? 1SG PANTANO
>
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