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guns, no liners and that fired bag ammunition. After the Spanish–American War was over they were modified to Mod 1 in 1901. A liner was inserted in the breech end and the trunnions were cut off. The Mod 1 consisted of tube, jacket, and 9
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and two of the first steel tube guns that were built entirely in the United States. They were
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Bluejackets Manual, 1917, 4th revision: US Navy 14-inch Mark 1 gun
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Mark 1 Mod 0: 2 × 5"/30 caliber (installed July 1898)
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Mark 1 Mod 0: 2 × 5"/30 caliber (removed April 1898)
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Index

5"/31 caliber gun
Naval gun
United States Navy
Spanish–American War
Bureau of Ordnance
U.S. Naval Gun Factory
Barrel
calibers
Shell
Caliber
Traverse
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
United States Navy
protected cruiser
Chicago
Panther
Spanish–American War
calibers
trunnioned
hoops
Mark 2 5-inch gun
USS Chicago (1885)
USS Panther (1889)


"United States of America 5"/31 (12.7 cm) Mark 1"
Naval Weapons of World War One
ISBN
978-1-84832-100-7

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