5"/38 Mark 12

History

The 5"/38 Mk 12 gun was designed for new destroyers being build in the 1930's as dual purpose gun, but they ended up on nearly every major US warship built between 1934 and 1948 and was still used on new construction as late as the 1960's. Over it's operational lifetime these guns were fitted in various mountings.

Single open or open-back shield pedestal mounts

• Mk 21
• Mk 21 Mod 16

Used on

• Farragut
• Mahan
• Yorktown (Mod 16)
• Enterprise (Mod 16)

Improved Pedestal mounts

• Mk 24 Mod 0
• Mk 24 Mod 1
• Mk 24 Mod 2
• Mk 24 Mod 11

Used on

• Dunlap (Mod 0 and Mod 1, stern mountings)
• Gridley (Mod 0 and Mod 1, stern mountings)
• Bagley (Mod 0 and Mod 1, stern mountings)
• Wichita (Mod 1)
• Wasp (Mod 1)
• Hornet (Mod 2)
• Independence (Mod 11)
• Essex (Mod 11)

See also

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-38_mk12.php