Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1898 — Our 13-Inch Gun. [ARTICLE]

Our 13-Inch Gun.

The 13-inch gun of which the Americans appear to be so enamored at present costs £IO,OOO, weighs 61 tons, is 40 feet long, and takes about a year to make. It can only be fired once in five minutes, and each shot requires 550 pounds of powder, t At 1,500 yards a steel projectile fired by the gun is capable of penetrating 23 inches of solid steel. The armorpiercing shells used in this gun cost £IOO each.