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|used_by= US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
|wars= World War II and Cold War
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The '''5"/54 caliber Mark 16 gun''' (127mm) was a late [[World War II]]-era [[naval artillery]] gun mount used by the [[United States Navy]] and [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]].  While designed for the never completed {{sclass|Montana|battleship}}, the gun's first usage was on the {{sclass|Midway|aircraft carrier}}.

== Usage ==
*{{sclass|Midway|aircraft carrier|2}}
*{{USS|Mississippi|BB-41}}
*[[Akizuki class destroyer (1959)|''Akizuki''-class]] destroyer
*[[Murasame class destroyer (1958)|''Murasame''-class]] destroyer

== See also ==
*[[5"/38 caliber gun]]
*[[5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun]]
*[[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-54_mk16.htm United States of America 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 16]


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[[Category:Naval guns of the United States]]
[[Category:Cold War naval weapons]]
[[Category:Naval anti-aircraft guns|5 inch]]
[[Category:127 mm artillery]]


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