5"/25 caliber gun

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The 5"/25 caliber gun entered service as the standard heavy anti-aircraft (AA) gun for United States Washington Naval Treaty cruisers commissioned in the 1920s and 1930s. The goal of the 5"/25 design was to produce a heavy AA gun that was light enough to be rapidly trained manually. The gun was also mounted on pre-World War II battleships and aircraft carriers until replaced by the standard widespread dual-purpose 5"/38 caliber gun, which was derived from the 5"/25. Guns removed from battleships were probably converted for submarine use by late 1943, while a purpose-built variant for submarines was available in mid-1944, and was widely used by them. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 5 inches (127 mm) in diameter, and the barrel was 25 calibers long. It is referred to sometimes as a dual-purpose gun and sometimes as an anti-aircraft gun, because of its comparative weakness against surface targets.

"/25_caliber_gun_(United_States) Wikimedia, Wikidata
127 mm L/25 gun; 127L25; 5 inch L/25 gun
mass 2 tonne, 
dual purpose gun, 

30 mm Breda-Mauser, 5"/25 calibre single gun mount, Canon de 24 C modèle 1864, naval artillery, 

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    USS Wasp (CV-7) burning in the distance after being torpedoed, 15 September 1942 (80-G-16348)USS Wasp (CV-7) burning in the distance after being torpedoed, 15 September 1942 (80-G-16348)
    5in-25 guns on USS Saratoga (CV-3) c19275in-25 guns on USS Saratoga (CV-3) c1927
    Installing a bearing ring on a 5Installing a bearing ring on a 5" gun aboard a submarine at an advanced base HD-SN-99-02494
    USS Lexington (CV-2) recovers aircraft during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 (80-G-16806)USS Lexington (CV-2) recovers aircraft during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 (80-G-16806)
    Battle Damage to the USS Nashville (CL-43) - DPLA - c2bf44e467cd0576871a029a2991d68fBattle Damage to the USS Nashville (CL-43) - DPLA - c2bf44e467cd0576871a029a2991d68f
    127 mm guns aboard USS Northampton (CA-26) firing on Wotje on 1 February 1942127 mm guns aboard USS Northampton (CA-26) firing on Wotje on 1 February 1942
    127mm gun battery aboard USS New Mexico (BB-40) off Saipan on 15 June 1944127mm gun battery aboard USS New Mexico (BB-40) off Saipan on 15 June 1944
    USS Bowfin (SS-287), Pearl Harbour, Oahu, Hawaii, USA2USS Bowfin (SS-287), Pearl Harbour, Oahu, Hawaii, USA2
      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      commonsimageUSS Wasp (CV-7) burning in the distance after being torpedoed, 15 September 1942 (80-G-16348) Commons
      commonsimage5in-25 guns on USS Saratoga (CV-3) c1927 Commons
      commonsimageInstalling a bearing ring on a 5" gun aboard a submarine at an advanced base HD-SN-99-02494 Commons
      commonsimageDamaged port forward gun gallery aboard USS Lexington (CV-2), 8 May 1942 (80-G-16803) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Lexington (CV-2) recovers aircraft during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 (80-G-16806) Commons
      commonsimageDamaged port forward gun gallery aboard USS Lexington (CV-2) on 8 May 1942 (80-G-16807) Commons
      commonsimageBattle Damage to the USS Nashville (CL-43) - DPLA - c2bf44e467cd0576871a029a2991d68f Commons
      commonsimage127 mm guns aboard USS Northampton (CA-26) firing on Wotje on 1 February 1942 Commons
      commonsimage127mm gun battery aboard USS New Mexico (BB-40) off Saipan on 15 June 1944 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Bowfin (SS-287), Pearl Harbour, Oahu, Hawaii, USA2 Commons
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