Grand Bay in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Mark 8 Projectile
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 23, 2024
1. Mark 8 Projectile Marker
This 'Mark 8' 2,700 pound armor piercing (AP) projectile is fired from one of the nine 16-inch, 45 caliber Mark 45 "Big Guns" aboard Battleship USS Alabama (BB 60). It travels at a speed of 2,300 feet per second or 1,568 miles per hour; more than twice the speed of sound. The guns are accurate up to 20.97 miles away from the battleship.
Visit USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park 1-10 exit 30, Mobile.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 30° 28.644′ N, 88° 23.313′ W. Marker is in Grand Bay, Alabama, in Mobile County. It can be reached from Interstate 10 one mile Mississippi/Alabama State Line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Bay AL 36541, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast, in Mobile Bay, and in the Mobile Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Bartram Trail (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Final Stretch of I-10 (approx. 2.9 miles away in Mississippi); Military Service Monument (approx. 2.9 miles away in Mississippi); Grand Bay Elementary School for Colored (approx. 4.3 miles away); Alabama's Coastal Connection (approx. 9.8 miles away);
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More about this marker. Located at the State of Alabama I-10 East Welcome Center about a mile from the Mississippi/Alabama state line.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 23, 2024
2. Mark 8 Projectile Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 464 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
