5-inch 50-caliber US Naval Gun 3D model

5"/50, Mark 12 Mod. 5 - US Naval Gun

5-inch/50-caliber gun

The 5/50 caliber gun (spokenfive-inch-fifty-caliber") was the first long barrel 5-inch (127 mm) gun of the United States Navy and was used in the secondary batteries of the early Delaware-class dreadnought battleships, various protected cruisers, and scout cruisers. They were also refitted in the secondary batteries of the armored cruiser New York and the New Orleans-class protected cruisers. They were later used on cargo ships, store ships and unclassified auxiliaries during World War II as well as in emergency coastal defense batteries.