Keywords: South Dakota class battleships;Wp1002.jpg Photo 80-WP-1002 16 Inch Guns for Our Dreadnaughts Poster from the What the Navy is Doing series published by the Navy Recruiting Bureau New York circa 1919 It depicts the manufacture of 16 /50 guns at the Washington Navy Yard D C for installation in the Lexington CC-1 class battle cruisers and South Dakota BB-49 class battleships then planned or in early stages of construction Also shown are pictures of the battle cruiser design a firing test at Indian Head Maryland and the effect of 16-inch shells on heavy armor Photograph from the Collections of the U S National Archives http //www history navy mil/photos/usnshtp/bb/bb49cl htm PD-USGOV-MILITARY-NAVY PD-USGov-Military-Navy South Dakota class battleships 1920 |