[MRCA] minor point -Navy 5” guns

[MARK DORNEY]

Oops. Navy guns are 5”38 or 5”/54

Mark D. 
WW2RDO

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> On May 8, 2023, at 6:06 PM, MARK DORNEY <mkdorney at aol.com> wrote:
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>> From: MARK DORNEY <mkdorney at aol.com>
>> Date: May 8, 2023 at 6:01:43 PM EDT
>> To: sboard.ka1lhz at gmail.com, MRCA at mailman.qth.ney
>> Subject: minor point -Navy 5” guns
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>> The US Navy has (had) two types of 5” guns onboard ship - 5” 37 and 5” 54. I think the Iowas had 5” 37 ( second number I think is caliber. Has to do with a combination of shell size and barrel length ). 
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>> 73
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>> Mark D. 
>> WW2RDO
>> 
>> “In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, stand like a rock. “.   -   Thomas Jefferson 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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