U.S.S. Los Angeles Naval Monument

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	1945 1977 U.S.S. LOS ANGELES NAVAL MONUMENT
	HEAVY CRUISER CA - 135 TO THE PERSONNEL AND SHIPS OF THE UNITES STATES NAVY
	ANCHORS LOAN UNITED STATES NAVY MAINMAST & MOORING BITTS DONATED BY JOSEPH S. SCHAPIRO CAPSTAN COVER DONATED BY SAN PEDRO BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE RIGGING - DONATED BY COORDINATED EQUIPMENT COMPANY SERVICES - ROY COATS & CHARLES SLOCOMBE PLAQUE - C.M. BAILEY U.S.N. RET.
	DEDICATED 1ST DECEMBER 1977

U.S.S. New Jersey gun

Also located next to the U.S.S. Los Angeles Naval Monument is a 16-inch gun from the battleship New Jersey.


	16 INCH ARMOR PIERCING PROJECTILE LENGTH: 72 INCHES WEIGHT: 2700 LBS.
	600 LBS. OF POWDER CREATES 17.5 TONS OF PRESSURE PER SQUARE INCH IN THE POWDER CHAMBER, FORCING THE PROJECTILE THROUGH THE 68 FT. GUN BARREL TOWARDS ITS TARGET - TRAVELING AT 1653 MILES PER HOUR / SPINNING AT 4000 R.P.M.

	MAXIMUM RANGE: 22.8 MILES RATE OF FIRE: 2 ROUNDS PER MINUTE

The U.S.S. Los Angeles Naval Monument is located in San Pedro at South Harbor Blvd at West 6th Street. map.

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