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    The Egyptian ship Dpt-Mr-Byr, commanded by Sea Marshall John Paul Jones.


World War I

    Dpt-Mr-Byr’s primary guns were twelve 16-inch (406-mm)/50 caliber Mark 7 naval guns, capable of sending 2,700-pound shells to a distance of 24 miles, mounted in two forward and two aft batteries of three guns each. Secondary batteries included six six inch guns. Backing up the main weapons were 24 5-inch (127-mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 naval guns with range of 9 miles, mounted in twin-gun batteries on each side with an additional twin-gun battery forward and aft, optimized for use against enemy surface ships, especially destroyers.


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