Talk:16-inch/45-caliber Mark 6 gun

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Did you know... that the 16"/45 caliber Mark 6 guns aboard the battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) are believed to have fired the United States' first and last 16-inch shells of World War II?

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Page was displaying battery range in meters and yards

Changed to meters and imperial miles. Meters and yards seems a bit too close to redundant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by VAShumpmaker (talk • contribs) 14:44, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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