Yoder Pennsylvania naval gun

Yes - looks and runs great.

 

Ed Rappe

I can second Ed's endorsement--and I'm a 3-rail guy.  My minimum radius is 72" and I have erected catenary.  I talked with Rich several Strasburg shows ago regarding the three car ensemble's ability to negotiate my railroad.  Rich was confident in the Navy/PRR's design to transport the massive 16"/50 cal gun.  His confidence was justified.  I made the purchase and have been very happy--absolutely no problems tracking on Atlas track and it nimbly negotiates all my curves and tunnels.  It is also the single piece of rolling stock that is most commonly commented on by visitors to my layout.

I've never heard of this piece.  Could someone possibly post a photo?  It sounds very interesting.  Thanks.

This is from the Rich Yoder Models website:

 

Very nice piece.  Thanks for posting the photo.

Ron, the newbie.

Here is the 16 in/50 cal gun ensemble leaving Ellison Yard on a westbound freight.

I am thrilled to have become a customer, looking for his tank cars and plan on purchasing the stock and watermelon cars too. I love seeing the craft, attention to detail ( both historic and in the models) and supporting a small business.

I am curious, how long is the gun barrel?

16" x 50cal= 66.65 feet or about 16-3/4 inches in o scale

Mike How wide at base?

I'd have to pull it out of the box to get that but I suspect its about 32-36 scale inches 

The stats I found indicated that the barrels, without the breech, each weighed 239,156 lbs. (approximately 119 tons) and were 66' 8" long. Measurements vary depending on how the length of the breech end is measured (68' breech face to muzzle).

 

(Big guns: a single Iowa class turret with its three guns weighed as much as a WWII Fletcher class destroyer. The turrets were about 4 stories deep and had a LOT of armor plating.)

Thanx for posting the photos.  A very interesting model.  I wonder if Rich or a commercial mfr would have an interest in building a railway gun.  This would be much more complex than the barrel transport model.  Ry guns were used in WW1 and the German Army used many during WW2.

 

For those interested in railway guns, at least two exist in the US.  "Anzio Annie" (German WW2 cannon) was at Aberdeen (MD) Proving Ground in front of the museum building. but I recall reading that it was movef to another location.  Check with the Museum if the info isn't available online.

 

During WW1, the US military had ten gun trains built, using 14" battleship guns (largest available at the time).  Five were sent to France and a couple actually were used late in 1918.  One was assigned to the east coast & one to the west (CA), and two went to the Panama Canal (one at each end), srrving as mobile coast artillery.  The units in France were manned by naval personnel, even though under Army command.

 

One of these WW1 guns, with cab, is displayed next to the parking lot at the museum in the Navy Yard in Washington DC.  Another, w/o cab, was at the Dahlgren Navy test area in VA, but I don't know if it is accessible to visitors.  (This gun was used to test 14" battleship ammunition as long as the older battleships remained in service thru WW2.)

 

 

Wow---these would be extraordinary!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1..._caliber_railway_gun

 

 

Those railway guns are neat models, but they have the cost of a Sunset Cahllenger written all over them.