Sixth Battle Squadron (United States Navy)
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Concentration Firings, 27 June, 1918
| Sixth Battle Squadron Pair Ship Concentration Firings, 27 June, 1918. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | Wyoming | Florida | Delaware | |||||||
| Rounds Allowed | 60 | 96 | 80 | 80 | ||||||
| Rounds Fired | 56 | 94 | 78 | 75 | ||||||
| Salvos Required | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Salvos Fired | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| Time | 5'58" | 5'22" | 10'40" | 12'10" | ||||||
| Average Rounds Per Salvo | 9.3 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | ||||||
| Average Interval Between Salvoes | 1'03" | 1'05" | 59" | 1'09" | ||||||
| Number of the First Salvo to Straddle and Time | #1 30" |
#1 1'10" |
#1 1' |
#6 9'40" | ||||||
| Number of Straddles in Range | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| Number of Straddles on for Deflection | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||||||
| Average Pattern (Yards) for Salvos of More than Four Guns | 1043 | 1086 | 559 | 720 | ||||||
Bibliography
- Jones, Jerry W. (1998). U.S. Battleship Operations in World War I. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557504113.
