Lowering A 16-Inch Gun Manually On Battleship IOWA

What weighs 250,000 pounds and sounds like a humpback whale?

The right gun on Battleship IOWA's Turret 3.

One of the questions we are asked frequently is: can the 16" guns still move? The answer is yes. The follow up query is: how do you move them without power? Answer? Brute force and a big pipe wrench.

We take you inside with us as we lower the guns to accommodate a film shoot.

What are we talking about - humpback whale sounds? You'll see around nine minutes in.


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