Both ships in this class were equipped with a main battery of eight 38-centimeter guns capable of firing shells weighing 800 kilograms. Additionally, the Bismarck vessels sported a secondary ...

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In the same year also were authorized two battleships, the “Idaho” and ... consisting of twelve 7-inch 50-caliber rapid-fire guns. The 7-inch gun is a new gun, and it was mounted for ...