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42: 484:, jacket and eight hoops while Mod 2 was identical to Mod 1 but with different steps under the chase hoops. Mod 3 was, for one gun, lengthened to 40 calibers and was removed from service prior to the start of World War I. Mod 4 was, also for one gun only, different from other Mods in having a ring shrunk onto the breech end, tapering the breech, and with a small balancing hoop screwed onto the front chase hoop. Mod 5 had the trunnions removed and the outer jacket threaded to accept a sleeve. Mod 6, gun Nos. 52 and 82 – 83, were constructed of 103: 497:
into the sleeve of a two-gun turret mount. Mark 4 Mod 1 was one Mark 4 gun, No. 27, shortened by 0.66 in (17 mm) in rear of the threads. Mods 2 through 9 were for minor differences primarily for testing different mounting techniques. Mod 10 was for one gun cut down to 23 calibers and used for experimental work with high-explosive shells. Mod 11 was a Mod 4 gun, No. 72, with an
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The Mark 4s were Nos. 22 – 32, 38 – 50, and 52 – 83. The original Mark 4 Mod 0 guns were identical to Mark 3 Mod 1 guns with the trunnion hoop and elevating band removed and with the threads formerly under the trunnion hoop being continued to the rear of the gun. This allowed these guns to be screwed
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and running out to the muzzle. The Mark 3s consisted of gun Nos. 9 – 27, 33 – 37, and 51. The production Mark 3 Mod 0 had removable trunnions, 96–97 in (2,400–2,500 mm) from the breech, 35 caliber gun that had 11 hoops with the outer hoop starting 4 inches from the breech and running out to
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The Mark 5, Nos. 84 – 107, was a new 40 caliber design intended for armored cruisers and battleship secondaries and constructed of tube, jacket, three hoops and one locking ring. This gun had a muzzle bell. Unfortunately, the Mark 5 proved to be unable to handle the transition from black powder to
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nitrocellulose propellants as the new propellant burned more slowly, which allowed pressure to build up to unsafe levels as the projectile traveled down the bore. This problem was illustrated when
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43.5 in (1,100 mm) from the muzzle. This gun was removed from service prior to World War I. The Mark 3 Mod 1 was constructed of
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blew off the muzzle of one of her Mark 5 guns during gunnery practice off
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Mark 3 and Mark 4: 2 × Single center-pivots; Mark 5: 2 × Twin Turrets
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Bluejackets Manual, 1917, 4th revision: US Navy 14-inch Mark 1 gun
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with the outer hoop starting 4 in (100 mm) from the
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8"/35 caliber Mark 3 & 4 / 8"/40 caliber Mark 5 Naval Gun
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forward port side 8-inch gun turret, circa the later 1890s.
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Mark 4: 8"/35 caliber (Nos. 69 – 72) refit 8"/30s in 1899
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Mark 9 (superimposed turret): 2 × Dual-Caliber Turret
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Mark 9 (superimposed turret): 2 × Dual-Caliber Turret
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Mark 4: 8"/35 caliber (Nos. 61 – 68) (No. 83 in 1908)
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Seaforth Publishing. p. 173. 242:: 28 ft 7 in (8.71 m) 423:8"/35 caliber gun Mark 3 and Mark 4 24: 904:- Army gun of similar type and era 376:1890s: 0.5 – 0.8 rounds per minute 25: 1362: 1000: 566:Mark 2: 4 × Single "Half-turret" 463:The Mark 3 Experimental was a 30 1166:5"/51 caliber Mark 7–8 and 14–15 535: 409:Effective firing range 402:: 2,500 ft/s (760 m/s) 396:: 2,100 ft/s (640 m/s) 379:1900s: 2 – 2.8 rounds per minute 101: 1346:Naval guns of the United States 784:Mark 5: 8"/40 caliber (No. 51) 767:Mark 5: 8"/40 caliber (No. 33) 1042:American naval weapons of the 966:Naval Weapons of World War One 167: 13: 1: 953: 7: 1086:13"/35 caliber Mark 1 and 2 1071:12"/40 caliber Mark 3 and 4 1066:12"/35 caliber Mark 1 and 2 895: 10: 1367: 1191:8"/35 caliber Mark 3 and 4 1181:6"/50 caliber Mark 6 and 8 1171:6"/30 caliber Mark 2 and 3 1161:5"/50 caliber Mark 5 and 6 1125:6"/50 caliber Mark 6 and 8 1115:6"/30 caliber Mark 2 and 3 702:Mark 12: 2 × Twin Turrets 685:Mark 12: 2 × Twin Turrets 668:Mark 12: 2 × Twin Turrets 651:Mark 12: 2 × Twin Turrets 634:Mark 12: 2 × Twin Turrets 617:Mark 12: 2 × Twin Turrets 287:260 lb (120 kg) 1310: 1294: 1266: 1237: 1204: 1148: 1104: 1050: 855:Mark 7: 4 × Twin Turrets 838:Mark 7: 4 × Twin Turrets 821:Mark 7: 4 × Twin Turrets 804:Mark 7: 4 × Twin Turrets 753:Mark 6: 2 × Twin Turrets 600:Mark 8: 4 × Twin Turrets 504: 491: 458: 408: 385: 368: 333: 304: 294: 281: 276: 248: 227: 200: 195: 187: 166: 156: 148: 138: 133: 114: 96: 81: 76: 69:Place of origin 68: 58: 39: 32: 987:. 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Index

8"/40 caliber gun

USS Indiana
Naval gun
United States Navy
Spanish–American War
World War I
Bureau of Ordnance
U.S. Naval Gun Factory
Barrel
calibers
Shell
armor-piercing
Caliber
Elevation
Traverse
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
United States Navy
armored cruisers
battleships
Indiana-class
Pennsylvania-class
caliber
trunnions
hoops
breech
tube
nickel-steel
alloy steel

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