Close up of 5"/54 (12.7 cm) on USS Coral
Sea CVB-43
Note the lack of a barrel liner
Photograph courtesy of Bob
Dorais
Two 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 16 guns on USS
Coral Sea CVB-43
Note the Mark 57 director on the sponson
at the far left. USS Coral Sea was the only Midway class carrier
to use this director, the others used Mark 37 directors.
Photograph courtesy of Bob
Dorais
5"/54 (12.7 cm) now at Launch Complex 35
West at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico
This mounting was used to fire laser guided
projectiles during tests in the 1980s as shown below
Photograph copyrighted by Heron
Aerospace
5"/54 (12.7 cm) firing a laser guided projectile
during a test in 1982
U.S. Army Photograph
Japanese auxiliary vessel Yudachi ASU 7007
(ex-DD-108) in 1986
Photograph from the collection of L &
L Van Ginderen Collection
Well-known painting of USS Montana BB-67
showing her ten portside 5"/54 (12.7 cm) guns
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph
# NH 61246
Side view of 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 39 Mounting
Top view of 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 39 Mounting
Page History
12 August 2008 - Benchmark
23 March 2012 - Added picture of Yudachi