Martin H. Eastburn wrote:

Reading on some of this - the Texas was re-fitted after D-Day
and went into the Pacific to help near the end and did.

Perhaps the first set - more reading ... - was a 12 set and the
larger 14's were retro post D-Day - and before treaty limited
the re-fitting or the smaller class.

I suspect the 14's were like the 16's using powder bags and a
big bullet. The 12 shell I had was like a monster 38 caliber
being brass straight side (not bottle nose).

Martin

As memory serves, Texas (and the entire New York class BBs) were
built with 14" guns from the start.

12 and 14 are completely different systems.
Not something that can be "refitted" without tearing down to the keel.

I believe the 14s were indeed powder bagged guns.


http://www.usstexasbb35.com/building_the_texas.htm


Richard