From the November 12, 2021, WJAC 6 NBC News by Gary Sinderson.
Staff at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg have given an update on the project to build new mounts for the pair of the battleship USS Pennsylvania's 14-inch cannons.
The guns are huge, each weighing in at close to 70 tons. When it first sailed over 100 years ago (1916), it was one of the largest warships in the world. It did not see action in WW I, but did see a lot in WW II and was damaged at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked.
It was finally sunk after being involved with nuclear testing during Operation Crossroads in 1948. Two of its 14-inch main guns were removed during a 1945 overhaul and were found in storage in 2009 and transported to the museum.
The guns are not damaged, but need a new concrete mount. This is expected to happen at some point next year.
--GreGen
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