ARMAMENT

June 1943 to SEPTEMBER 1944 

Changed June 1943 - Boston Navy Yard; Source - Deck Log

Summary

14inch/45cal

5inch/51cal

3inch/50cal

1.1inch 40mm 20mm
Mk VIII & Mk 10 

Mk VIII

Mk XII
10 6

10 a  

32 to 0 0 to 40 38 to 42 a
6 - Main Deck 8 to 6 - Superstructure  16 - Main Deck 6 - Turret 2
2 to 4 - Main Deck  16 - Superstructure 6 - Turret 4 
 final  location   8 - Signal Bridge 4 - 20mm Clipping Rm
 final quantity and location   2 - Mainmast
24 - Main Deck

a -  Relocated 12 from Flag Bridge-4, Crane-2, Superstructure-2, Mainmast (top) - 4

 

LOCATIONS

 

MAINMAST (Searchlight Platform)

2 - 20mm

 

SIGNAL BRIDGE

 

 

 

8 - 1.1inch AA

 

 

 

 

 

added 8 - 40mm

 

 

 

 

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TURRET 2 and TURRET 4

TURRET 2

Added 6 - 20mm 

TURRET 4

Added 6 - 20mm 

 

20mm CLIPPING ROOM - fwd/below Turret 4

added 4 - 20mm  (2 each room)

 

SUPERSTRUCTURE

8 -  1.1inch 

8 - 3inch

2 - 20mm

 

 

 

 

 

added 8 -  40mm

reduced 8 to 6  - 3inch

 

 

 

 

 

TURRETS

10 - 14 inch/45cal  Mark VIII & X (5 turrets 2 each) 

 

MAIN DECK

 24 - 20mm;  8 - 1.1inch; 2 - 3inch  6 - 5inch

 [[ADDED:  16 - 40mm, 2 - 3inch]]

24 - 20mm; 2 - 3inch,  6 - 5inch