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| USS The Sullivans DD-537 - Five Inch Gun Mounts
Bill Maloney 12/29/2009 |
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Mark 33 Twin 5 Inch 38 Cal Gun Mount Specifications:
Shell Weight: 55lbs, 24lb powder charge
Shell Types: Hi Explosive, HE Fused AA, HE Radar Fused AA, Star Shell, & White Phosphorous
Horizontal Range: 10 Miles
Vertical Anti Aircraft Range: 32,000 feet
Rate of Fire: 20 Rounds Per Minute Max
Traverse Speed: 25 Degrees/Sec
Elevation Speed: 12 Degrees/Sec
Gun Mount Weight: 20.5 Tons
Armor: " Frontal
Crew: 15 per Turret
Number of Gun Mounts:
Originally there were five 5 inch mounts (Originally I ID'd these guns as Turrets. Fortunately crewmen of the USS New Jersey set me straight that they are Gun Mounts. Anything over 5" is considered a Turret. 5" or less are mounts. Today there are four. One 5 inch mount was deleted in the 1950s to make room for a radar controlled gun director
Here's a short Youtube video of the 5 inch gun mount on the USS The Sullivans with a quick tour to the ammo storage area and shell hoists beneath the gun mount.
