Artifact Gallery:
Battleship USS Iowa Museum Los Angeles collects relevant artifacts to help tell the story of the ship and the Surface Navy to a broad audience. Below you will find some of our accessioned artifacts in our collection. Not all items are on display and are monitored according to our collections management policy.
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Firing Key Mk XVI, Mod 9
Object/Artifact
Firing key Mk XVI, Mod 9. Brass with a neoprene rubber sheathed electrical cable and a wound steel wire strain relief. The trigger activates a snap-action momentary electrical switch to complete the firing circuit. Mounted on a wooden plaque.
A similar type of key could be used for the salvo signal circuit. In a 16 inch main battery turret, several positions would have to act together to close the firing circuit when the turret is under local control.
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