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Where can visitors see a preserved heavy-gun autoloader?

USS Salem is identified from memory as a surviving heavy-gun autoloader that visitors can inspect.

Autoloaders Des Moines Class Heavy Cruisers 8-inch/55-calibre Mark 16 Gun Museum Ships USS Salem

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Question

Is USS Salem the only autoloading heavy-gun system that visitors can inspect?

Short answer

The live answer is yes from memory, with the claim left explicitly unverified.

Notes

A viewer identifies USS Salem as a surviving autoloading system open to the public. The response agrees from memory. Salem is a preserved Des Moines-class cruiser where visitors can encounter the Mark 16 machinery. Its status as the only accessible example remains unverified.