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US Navy replaced Iowa-class 16-inch gun barrels after war
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The Navy replaced worn 16-inch gun barrels on Iowa-class battleships using spares from ships that were never completed.
WHO: United States Navy
WHAT: Replaced worn 16-inch gun barrels on Iowa-class battleships with replacement barrels from incomplete or cancelled ship orders
WHEN: Jul 27, 1953
WHERE: Korea
WHY: Thousands of full-charge rounds wore out the rifling in the Iowa-class 16-inch guns during the Korean War.
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