6-inch/50-caliber gun
The 6"/50 caliber gun Mark 6 and Mark 8 (spoken "six-inch-fifty-caliber") were used for the secondary batteries of the United States Navy's Maine-class and Virginia-class battleships, as well as the Pennsylvania-class and Tennessee-class armored cruisers. They were also used as the main battery on the St. Louis-class protected cruisers.
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6-inch/50-caliber gun
The 6"/50 caliber gun Mark 6 and Mark 8 (spoken "six-inch-fifty-caliber") were used for the secondary batteries of the United States Navy's Maine-class and Virginia-class battleships, as well as the Pennsylvania-class and Tennessee-class armored cruisers. They were also used as the main battery on the St. Louis-class protected cruisers.
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The 6"/50 caliber gun Mark 6 a ...... ouis-class protected cruisers.
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On a battleship of the Maine c ...... aving been taken on board her.
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−10° to +15°
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*U.S. Naval Gun Factory
*Midvale Steel
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*Mark 6: 136
*Mark 8: 215
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United States
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bore
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* at 14.9° elevation WWI charge
* at 15° elevation WWII charge
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−100° to +100°
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*Naval gun
*Coastal defence
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Mark 6 and Mark 8
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*World War I
*World War II
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The 6"/50 caliber gun Mark 6 a ...... ouis-class protected cruisers.
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6"/50 caliber Mark 6 and Mark 8
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