16-inch A.P. Mk 5 Mods 1 - 616-inch H.C. Mk 13 Mods 0 - 6 and Mk 14
U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE
PART 1 - PROJECTILES, PROPELLANT,
AND PROECTILE FUZES
Chapter 1 - Projectiles
Section 10 - 16-INCH PROJECTILES
16-inch A.P. Mk 8 Mods 1 - 8

Guns used in

16"/45
16"/50

Over-all length, inches

 

With cap & windshield

72.0

Without cap & windshield

51.6

Diameter of base, inches

15.977

Distance base to band, inches

4.03

Width of band, inches

5.32

Diameter at bourrelet, inches

15.977

Filling

Explosive D

Weight of filling, pounds

40.90

Weight of loaded projectile, pounds

2,700

Charge/weight ratio

1.5%

Primer

Mk 15 Mod 1

Tracer

Mk 5

Fuzes

Base - Mk 21 Mods 0 and 1

The Mod 8 has a heavier cap, blunter nose, and more hardness, from greater heat tretment than the earlier Mods.

Figure 72. 16-inch A.P. Mk 8 Mods 1 - 8

16-inch A.P. Mk 5 Mods 1 - 616-inch H.C. Mk 13 Mods 0 - 6 and Mk 14