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Captain Frank Wildes, U.S. Navy Commanding This gun is credited at THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY with dismounting three guns in the Spanish fort at Cavite May 1, 1898
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373:and an elevating band with integral
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191:Mark 1 Mod 0 and 1 and Mark 2 Mod 1
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874:5"/51 caliber Mark 7–8 and 14–15
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331:'s "New Navy". They were a US
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823:6"/30 caliber Mark 2 and 3
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259:260 lb (120 kg)
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71:Place of origin
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1010:.50 caliber machine gun
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18:8"/30 caliber gun
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894:7"/45 caliber Mark 2
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843:8"/45 caliber Mark 6
838:8"/30 caliber Mark 2
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121:World War I
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641:19 October
591:References
498:On display
440:Gun Mount
947:Submarine
914:Destroyer
480:USS
463:USS
446:USS
375:trunnions
333:naval gun
275:Elevation
87:1886–1906
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606:(2011).
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383:calibers
285:Traverse
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188:Variants
162:Produced
144:Designed
134:Designer
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704:of USS
696:Chicago
694:of USS
684:of USS
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389:Mark 2
379:muzzle
361:Mark 1
348:Boston
228:Barrel
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255:Shell
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