Naval Bombardment of Saipan and Tinian, 13 June 1944
Task Force 58 under the command of Vice Admiral Mitscher was comprised of the following battleships :
* USS North Carolina : 9 x 16"/45 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
* USS Washington : 9 x 16"/45 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
* USS South Dakota : 9 x 16"/45 guns, 16 x 5"/38 guns
* USS Indiana : 9 x 16"/45 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
* USS Alabama : 9 x 16"/45 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
* USS Iowa : 9 x 16"/50 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
* USS New Jersey : 9 x 16"/50 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
Ammunition expenditure on D-2 Day bombardment was :
* 16-inch : 2,342 HC rounds
* 5-inch : 12,544 rounds
Task Force 58 under the command of Vice Admiral Mitscher was comprised of the following battleships :
* USS North Carolina : 9 x 16"/45 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
* USS Washington : 9 x 16"/45 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
* USS South Dakota : 9 x 16"/45 guns, 16 x 5"/38 guns
* USS Indiana : 9 x 16"/45 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
* USS Alabama : 9 x 16"/45 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
* USS Iowa : 9 x 16"/50 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
* USS New Jersey : 9 x 16"/50 guns, 20 x 5"/38 guns
Ammunition expenditure on D-2 Day bombardment was :
* 16-inch : 2,342 HC rounds
* 5-inch : 12,544 rounds
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