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Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel from across the country have been rehearsing remembrance drills in preparation for The National Service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in London on Sunday. | Royal Navy

Sailors and Royal Marines mustered at HMS Collingwood to rehearse for the funeral of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. They mustered in Fareham before moving to the Army Training Centre Pirbright to finalise preparations for Saturday’s funeral. The sailors and marines have been drawn from selected establishments and units to maintain Covid-secure bubbles. They are Charlie Company of Taunton-based 40 Commando, HMNB Portsmouth, RNAS Yeovilton and Devonport-based HMS Magpie – a ship with a

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The Iowa-class battleships were formidable fighting machines with immense firepower, primarily centered on nine 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns housed in three triple turrets. These guns could fire heavy shells, such as a 2,700-pound armor-piercing projectile, up to 24 miles (39 km), delivering more explosive power in a single broadside than dozens of field artillery batteries. Firepower in action During combat: The 16-inch guns were used for heavy shore bombardment and to engage enemy surface ve