Is the recoil from those guns pushing the ship sideways? From the wake on the gun side it kinda looks like it.......
Looks like Iowa (BB-61) firing all guns broadside
Is the recoil from those guns pushing the ship sideways? From the wake on the gun side it kinda looks like it.......>>> my dads ship in korea. The new jersey is here in camden. There is a steel housing on the stern that was dented severely from the stern turret firing at some point i think during vietnam. i can’t remember the whole story. mt dad was gunners mate on the 7inch? on the startboard side i believe.