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US Projectile, 14 inch AP, Mk 20 Mod 1

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Description

The 14 inch AP Mk 20 Mod 1 is used in 14"/45 caliber guns. Its overall length is 54.38 inches. The diameters of the base and bourrelet are 13.977 inches. The distance from the base to the band is 3.46 inches and the width of the band is 4.66 inches.

This projectile is used only on the battleships New York and Texas. It is the same as the Mk 16 Mod 8, except for a shortened windshield.

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Source(s)

OP 1664, Volume 1 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)