Show American Warship Makes New Worlds World's Record in Gunnery Three-gun Three Turret System Vindicated by Battleship Pennsylvania's Feat WASHINGTON Sept 11 A H-A A new new- V V worlds world's record In naval gun gur- gunnen gunnery nery nen has been made b by the new sn- sn Penn Pennsylvania the thena na navy y department announced to to- to night Credit for tor the feat feal Is given glyen t to the big battleships battleship's twelve tourte Inch n-Inch rifles rines mounted as LS a a. main battery In four turrets which on a simultaneous discharge o In a a. recent trial recorded five hits on ona ona a a. small target eleven miles away avay At that distance a target Is not visIble visible vis via ible to the gunners The Pennsylvania anla Is the first vessel to have hwe Its entire main batter battery battery bat bat- ter tery mounted three guns to a turret turret turret tur tur- ret and her performance is de declared declared de- de dared b by ordnance and construction construction construction tion officers to be the final answer answer answer an an- to criticisms opposing opposing- the tho three gun turret system The Nevada Evada and Oklahoma also new additions to the navy are arc equipped with two three-gun three and two tw two gun gun turrets Neither of these has been able to compare with the Pennsylvania anla although both made the only good scores during their preliminary practice The Pennsylvania and Oklahoma at the present time are undergoing their final test and nav navy department department department depart depart- ment reports say arc are fulfilling their specifications in a highly satisfactory manner S. S 1 |