[MRCA] minor point -Navy 5” guns

[Tim]

Hi Jeep - 5"-54 became a standard in the USN some time after WWII.  Still
in use these days.

Tim
N6CC

On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 5:03 PM Doran Platt <jeepp at comcast.net> wrote:

> Pardon a non-Navy  person to comment. I sailed on a number of cruises
> while working for NAVOCEANO in DC. The DE cans I sailed on had 3"-50 guns
> in enclosed turrets. THE DDs had 5"-38s in turrets. Ships like the Leahy, a
> DLG (?) had some open 5" guns that were slightly different caliber.  Got to
> see a lot in Med and a UNITAS cruises.
> Jeep K3HVG
>
> On 05/08/2023 6:28 PM MARK DORNEY via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
>
> Oops. Navy guns are 5”38 or 5”/54
>
> 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
>
> On May 8, 2023, at 6:06 PM, MARK DORNEY <mkdorney at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> *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*
>
> 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 ).
>
> 73
>
> 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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