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Ordnance Articles

Our newsletter has often included features on destroyer weapons systems. Here are some from past editions.

5″/38 Twin Mount
5″/54 Single Mount
20-mm Single and Twin Mounts
3″/50 Single and Twin Mounts
The Mark 10/11 “Hedgehog” Projector

Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC)
The 21-in Quintuple MK 14 and MK 15 Torpedo Tubes
Gun Ammunition
Weapon A (Mark 108)

Ordnance Photos

4 Projectiles

2 different 3inch wood training rounds

3 inch 70 caliber anti-aircraft round

MC9 MOD3 depth charge, used against submarines.

3 inch 50 caliber armor piercing round and cannnister

5 inch 38 caliber brass powder cartridge with cork closer plug and aluminum cannister

The 5 Inch / 38 Caliber Single Gun Mount

Mark 32 TT

Mark 28 Quadruple Launcher for 5 inch Zuni chaff Rockets

Mark 46 practice torpedoes aboard | USS McKean (DD-784)

MK 71 (8 inch 55 automatic gun) mounted on the USS Hull.

QH-50C (Gryodyne Corporation Photo)

QH-50C (Gryodyne Corporation Photo)

Model QH-50C Drone

USS Waller (DDE-466) launching Weapon Alpha