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...tal corpsmen may be assigned the responsibility of independent duty aboard ships and submarines; Fleet Marine Force, Special Forces and Seabee units, and at A revision in 1916 established a new rate structure. With the introduction of a second junior

She was named in honor of Jack Hill Camp who was born 27 August 1916 in [[Jennings, Louisiana]]. Jack Hill Camp enlisted in the [[U.S. Naval Re ...om [[New York]] to ports of the [[United Kingdom]], guarding convoys whose ships brought troops and mountains of equipment and supplies for the buildup and

|Ship image=[[File:USS Wainwright (DD-62).jpg|300px|USS ''Wainwright'', c. 1916–1922]] |Ship caption= USS ''Wainwright'', c. 1916–1922

...USS Porter (DD-59) cropped.jpg|300px|''Porter'' undergoing trials, 8 March 1916]] |Ship caption=''Porter'' undergoing trials, 8 March 1916

|Ship laid down=7 February 1916 |Ship launched=9 December 1916

|service=1916-1957

...they would elevate as a unit, similar to the triple turrets on other Navy ships). The 14"/50 caliber guns were designated as Mark 4 and 6, with later versi ...ater switched to the [[16"/50 caliber Mark 2 gun]] in a 1917 redesign. The ships were eventually canceled in 1922 after the [[Washington Naval Treaty]] was

|design_date=1916 ...the heaviest guns built for use as [[naval artillery]], though none of the ships designed for them were ever completed.

...io Cesare'']] originally mounted 13 guns as built in 1915 and 1914. These ships were rebuilt between 1933 and 1937 by removing the Q triple turret amidship ...io Duilio'']] originally mounted 13 guns as built in 1916 and 1915. These ships were similarly rebuilt between 1937 and 1940 by removing Q turret and repla

|date= 1916 ...t in the battle that took part in the harbour between Norwegian and German ships (see the article on [[HNoMS Olav Tryggvason|HNoMS ''Olav Tryggvason'']] for

...n Elizabeth class battleship|''Queen Elizabeth'' class battleship]]s (Five ships with eight guns each) *[[Revenge class battleship|''Revenge'' class battleship]]s (Five ships with eight guns each)

|service=1916 - 1945 ...4-inch gun Mk IX''' was a British medium-velocity naval gun introduced in 1916 as secondary armament on the [[Renown class battlecruiser|''Renown'' class

...It was also used as a defensive weapon on [[Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships]] (DEMS) during the [[Second World War]].<ref name=Warship53/> ...43 LAC 3394508.jpg|thumb|left|<center>On a [[Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships|"DEMS" (defensively equipped merchant ship)]], 1943</center>]]

...ty naval gun introduced in 1908 as an anti-[[torpedo boat]] gun in smaller ships whose decks could not support the strain of the heavier and more powerful [ ...t|<center>Gun on [[HMAS Swan (D61)|HMAS ''Swan'']] seen from above, circa. 1916 - 1917</center>]]

...HMS ''Hood''. A total of 81 guns were made and were used on the following ships *2 guns from [[HMS Furious (1916)|HMS ''Furious'']], at Fort Skansin, [[Tórshavn|Tórshavn, Streymoy Island

|caption=On Mk II carriage, Reninghelst, [[Flanders]], 15 June 1916 ...capital ship]]s, [[cruiser]]s, [[monitor (warship)|monitor]]s, and smaller ships such as the [[Insect class gunboat]] which served throughout [[World War II

...un, starboard upper deck of [[HMS Warspite (1913)|HMS ''Warspite'']], June 1916 after the [[Battle of Jutland]]</center>]] Guns were mounted in the following ships :

Guns were mounted in the following ships : ...Ladybird Bardia 1940 AWM 005000.jpeg|thumb|left|<center>On [[HMS Ladybird (1916)|HMS ''Ladybird'']] during the [[Battle_of_Bardia#Bardia|Bombardment of Bar

These guns were 'counter-bombardment' guns designed to defeat ships up to heavy cruisers armed with 8-inch guns. They were deployed in the fix In 1916 [[Armstrong Whitworth#Elswick Ordnance Company|Elswick]] adapted a small nu

...res]] versions, Mk III through to Mk VII became the first to be mounted on ships and deployed in general service. Guns equipped the following ships :

...(ship)|deck]]-mounted anti-aircraft weapon in at least some of the [[MAS (ships)|MAS torpedo boat]]s. The naval mounting had an elevation of -10 to +90 deg ...ollection, ID Numbers P00219.015 and P01915.015.</ref> and [[HMS Ladybird (1916)|HMS ''Ladybird'']], and at least on one [[Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car|M

* Length: 1916&nbsp;mm | align="center" | 695 || Optimized for strafing unarmoured ships. No self-destruct. Penetration 15 mm of steel at 75 degree impact angle, 10

...t was ordered in 1915 by the [[Royal Navy]] as an anti-aircraft weapon for ships of cruiser size and below. The original models fired from hand-loaded fabri ...of storage to see service in [[World War II]], mainly on board second-rate ships such as [[naval trawler]]s, Motor Boats and "armed yachts". It was used alm

...br>12.5 lb (1914);<br>16 lb [[Shell (projectile)#High-explosive (HE)|HE]] (1916)<ref>Routledge 1994, page 9, 13</ref> ...m/s|abbr=on}} caused excessive barrel wear and was unstable in flight. The 1916 16&nbsp;lb shell at {{convert|2000|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on}} proved ballistically

...e for the Royal Navy, used particularly on [[destroyer]]s. Apart from some ships armed with [[QF 4 inch gun]]s due to supply problems, it remained the stand ...aring class destroyer (1949)|''Daring'' class destroyer]]. This gave these ships a level of firepower unprecedented only 15 years earlier. The Type 81 [[Tri

...e guns were obsolete for warship use, but many were re-mounted on merchant ships and troopships for defence against enemy submarines and commerce raiders. ...k I "Woolwich" carriage, [[Sausage Valley]], [[Battle of the Somme|Somme]] 1916.</center>]]

...h-angle anti-aircraft role, and was typically used on cruisers and heavier ships. ....e. anti-aircraft) gun on new warships in the 1930s, but it served on many ships such as [[destroyer]]s and [[light cruiser]]s in [[World War II]].<ref>Tony

...n HMS Satyr WWI IWM SP 1497.jpg|thumb|left|<center>On [[R class destroyer (1916)|R class destroyer]] HMS ''Satyr'' circa. 1917 - 1918</center>]] It was used to arm merchant ships in [[World War II]].

|service=1896 - 1920<ref>Remaining ships were all scrapped or decommissioned following WWI, by 1921 at latest</ref> It was mounted on the following ships :

...ore targets, with or without the aid of radar or optical sighting. Most US ships destroyers or larger (but not destroyer escorts or escort carriers) employe ...ions. An officer on the flagship would signal target information to other ships in the formation.

...7 p6]</ref> reports a proposal of Stone's to construct a fleet of concrete ships. The paper reported "Mr. E. G. Stone, of Messrs. Stone and Siddeley, engine ...</ref><ref>''Report of Engineers ... in connection with contract.''. SA PP 1916 (86)</ref><ref name='SAPP191786'>''Curtailment of Glenelg and Cape Thevenar

...& Merrrill, Hemp Hurds As Papermaking Material, U.S.D.A. Bulletin No.404, 1916, page 3.</ref> producing up to 25 tonnes of dry matter per [[hectare]] per ...ewey and Merrill, U.S.D.A. Bulletin No. 404, Washington, D.C., October 14, 1916. Page 25</ref><ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17855/17855-h/17855-h.ht