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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

USS Des Moines.

The world’s strongest all-gun cruiser with 10 volleys in 1 minute and throwing 13.7 tons of ammunition  When working with SHS heavy artillery shells (super heavy armor-piercing shells), the amount of ammunition projected per unit time exceeded that of all heavy cruisers in the world at that time (it is said that one round of salvo can send 1.368 tons of ammunition, which can send nearly 13,7-ton shells). 







Grand Harbour, Malta, circa in 1951. Vessels at anchor include the light fleet carrier HMS Warrior (R31) (foreground), U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Des Moines (CA-134) (middle) and the light cruiser HMS Gambia (48) (background)



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