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|Ship sponsor=Mrs. Blanche Brister, mother of ensign Brister |Ship out of service=

|Ship out of service= She was named in honor of Chief Machinist’s Mate [[Eugene Blair]], who was awarded the [[Silver Sta

|Ship out of service= She was named in honor of [[Rear Admiral]] [[Oscar F. Stanton]] (1834–1924). As rear admiral in

|Ship out of service= ..., Texas]]; launched 26 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Harold T. Joyce, mother of Ensign Joyce; and commissioned 30 September 1943, Lt. Comdr. R. Wilcox, [[U

|Ship out of service= |Ship out of service=

|Ship out of service= |Ship out of service=

|Ship out of service= ...nched on 5 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Corinne M. Wilhoite, the mother of ''Ensign Wilhoite''; and commissioned at Houston on 16 December 1943, Lt. E

{{For|other ships of the same name|USS Peterson}} |Ship out of service=

...USS Camp with 5" guns.jpg|300px|USS ''Camp'' after refit with two 5"/38cal guns]] |Ship out of service=

|Ship out of service= ...ssioned on October 29, 1943 manned by a Coast Guard crew under the command of Lieutenant Commander Oscar C. Rohnke, USCG. On 18 November, 1943, she was

|Ship out of service= ...ding]] Co., [[Houston, Texas]]; sponsored by Mrs. Tracy Haverfield, mother of Ensign Haverfield; and commissioned 29 November, Lt. Comdr. Jerry A. Matthe

|Ship namesake=[[Chincoteague Bay]], on the coast of [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]] |Ship out of service=

|Ship out of service= ...ransferred to [[South Vietnam]] January 1, 1971<br/>Acquired by [[Republic of the Philippines]] April 1975<br/>Formally transferred to Philippines April

|Ship out of service= ...ircraft gun mount<br/>2 x twin 40-mm gun mounts<br/>6 x 20-mm antiaircraft guns<br/>2 x [[depth charge]] tracks

...p namesake=The [[Wachapreague Channel]], an [[inlet]] on the eastern shore of [[Virginia]] |Ship out of service=

...has been increased to four 5-[[inch]] (127-[[millimeter]]) 38-[[caliber]] guns. |Ship namesake=[[Casco Bay]] on the coast of [[Maine]]

...Moon Bay, California|Half Moon Bay]], on the coast of [[California]] south of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] |Ship out of service=

|Ship namesake=[[Unimak Bay]] on the southern side of [[Unimak]] Island, [[Alaska]], in the [[Aleutians]] ...4 x 40-millimeter [[antiaircraft]] guns<br/>8 x 20-millimeter antiaircraft guns<br/>2 x [[depth charge]] tracks<br/>2 x [[Mousetrap (weapon)|Mousetrap]] [[

|Ship namesake=[[Barataria Bay]], also "Barrataria Bay", on the coast of [[Louisiana]] |Ship out of service=

|Ship namesake=[[Willoughby Spit|Willoughby Bay]], an [[estuary]] of [[Hampton Roads]] in [[Virginia]] |Ship out of service=

...) /50 single purpose guns, <br/>• two .50 caliber (12.7&nbsp;mm) machine guns, <br/>• five [[Thompson submachine gun]]s, <br/>• five sawn-off [[shotg ...a [[Q-ship]] of the [[United States Navy]] named for the [[Bighorn River]] of [[Wyoming]] and [[Montana]].

...an (ATF-85) moored outboard of USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 8 April 1946. |Ship out of service=

|Ship flag=[[Image:US flag 48 stars.svg|60px|US Flag / Naval Ensign, 1912–1959]] |Ship out of service=

|Ship caption=USS ''Barnegat'' (AVP-10), lead ship of the ''Barnegat''-class small seaplane tenders, in [[Puget Sound]] on 14 Oct ...the company's name, which also is referred to in ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' entries as "Associated Shipbuilding Company" (see http://w

...s of the war. Developments of the original models led to a wide variety of guns. ...the guns were universally known as the ''Acht-acht'' (8-8), a contraction of ''Acht-komma-acht Zentimeter'' (German: "8,8 cm" - comma being used as the

...le of Ueno against the Shogitai 1868.jpg|thumb|Armstrong gun deployed by [[Japan]] during the [[Boshin war]] (1868–69).]] ...lso been used to describe Armstrong's [[built-up gun]] construction system of a [[wrought-iron]] tube surrounded by multiple wrought-iron strengthening c

...gun''' was a [[anti-aircraft]] [[autocannon]] designed by the French firm of Hotchkiss. It served in World War II with French, Japanese and other nation ...o hundred [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|Oerlikons]], the lack of modern light AA guns greatly hampered the French army in the campaign.

...p Yamato|Yamato]]'' under construction. (The 15.5 cm gun is above the main guns) |origin=Japan

|name= 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun |caption=''12.7 cm/50 Type 3'' guns seen in a twin gun ''Model B'' turret on the [[Japanese destroyer Sagiri|''

|used_by={{flag|France}}, <br>{{flag|Japan}} and others ...orld War II]] where it saw service with various nation's forces, including Japan where the gun was built under license.

|caption= Battleship armament: 16"/45 caliber guns aboard the battleship [[USS South Dakota (BB-57)]]. |type= Naval Gun

|name= 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval gun |caption=''Tone'' class cruisers mounted all 4 turrets forward of the bridge.

|origin=Japan |type= Naval gun

|origin=Japan |type= Naval gun

...5 inch 25 caliber gun USS Bowfin.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<center>On the deck of [[Balao class submarine]] [[USS Bowfin (SS-287)]]</center>]] ...er (artillery)|caliber]]s long (that is, for a 5" bore and a barrel length of 25 calibers, 5" x 25 = 125", or about 3.2 meters).<ref name=F156>Fairfield

|used_by= US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. ...era [[naval artillery]] gun mount used by the [[United States Navy]] and [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]]. While designed for the never completed {{sc

...te of fire than the [[5"/38 caliber gun]] used in WWII was needed. Because of this reason, the gun was created concurrently with the [[3"/70 Mark 26 gun] ...Mk 42 mount in 1971 for easier maintenance and improved reliability in new naval construction for the [[United States]].<ref>Cooney(1980)p.40</ref>

|type= [[Naval gun]] |traverse=170 degrees either side of centerline<br />rate: 30 degree/s

|type=Naval gun<br>Coast defence gun ...@ 22.5° elevation as coast defence gun, quoted by Spethman, 2008. Guns in naval use had lower elevation and hence shorter range.</ref>

|type= [[Naval gun]]<br>Coast defence gun ...nt required for) Laid on the Table by the Hon. Mr Ballance, with the Leave of the House.]</ref>

...gned ''Stiffkey Sight'', being operated by the aimer standing to the right of the loader (turned sideways). It operates the trapeze seen above the sights ...raft systems during [[World War II]], used by most of the western [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] as well as various other forces. It is often referred

|name=EOC 12 inch 45-calibre naval gun<br>12"/45 41st Year Type |type=Naval gun

|name=Elswick 14 inch 45-calibre naval gun |type=Naval gun

...raft gun]]s specially designed or adapted for mounting on ships, and naval guns adapted for high-angle fire. Today they have been largely superseded by [[s ! width=24% | Country of origin

...lklands War]] <br>[[South African Border War]]<br>[[United States invasion of Panama]] <br>[[Gulf War]] <br>[[Somali Civil War]] <br>[[Operation Medak Po ...Gun''', or "Ma Deuce" is a [[heavy machine gun]] designed towards the end of [[World War I]] by [[John Browning]]. It is very similar in design to John

...rate. The M61 and its derivatives have been the principal cannon armament of [[United States]] military [[fixed-wing aircraft]] for fifty years. The M61 ...concerns. The Army wanted something better, combining extremely high rate of fire with exceptional reliability.

...unlap'' joined five other [[Destroyer|"tincans"]] in the decisive [[Battle of Vella Gulf]] which was the first successful U.S. destroyer torpedo duel]] The standard U.S. [[destroyer]]-launched [[torpedo]] of [[World War II]], the '''Mark 15''' was very similar in design to the [[Mar

...ed [[Marksman anti-aircraft system|Marksman]] self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. The system could be paired with the off-gun ''Super Fledermaus'' fire cont ...ed by an off-gun digital control system. A few years later a third version of the system was being produced, the '''GDF-003''', which was broadly similar

...tank and anti-tank gun|the anti-aircraft "pom-pom" autocannon|QF 2 pounder naval gun}} ...ion=The QF 2 pounder in Batey ha-Osef Museum, Israel. Note the folded legs of the carriage.

| cartridge = ''Naval'' - [[Armor-piercing shot and shell|Armor-piercing]] [[tungsten]] penetrato ...gend'']] class [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutters]] and the navies of 23 allied nations.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}

|type= [[Naval gun]]<br>Coast defence gun |manufacturer=[[Elswick Ordnance Company]],<br>[[Vickers]],<br>Japan Steel Works<br>[[Canadian Pacific Railway]]<br>[[Gio. Ansaldo & C.]]

|caption= The quadruple 2 pdr mounting (Mk.VII) of [[HMS Kelvin (F37)|HMS ''Kelvin'']] |velocity= 732 m/s, (2,400 ft/s)new gun<ref>Naval Weapons of WW2, Campbell, p71</ref>

|caption=Typical naval deck mounting, 1890s |origin= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]

|type=Naval gun<br>Coast defence gun |part_length={{convert|212.6|in|m}} (45 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|cal]])<ref Name=Hogg&Thurston1972Page108 />

|name= QF 6 inch 40 calibre naval gun<br>''Type 41 6-inch (152 mm)/40-caliber'' |caption=Typical naval deck mounting. This shows an early long cartridge case for [[gunpowder]] pr

...Russia}} [[Russian Empire|Russia]]<br>{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] |type=[[Naval gun]]<br>[[Coastal artillery|Coast defence gun]]<br>[[Tank gun]]

|type= [[Naval gun]]<br>Fortification gun |wars= [[New Zealand Land Wars]]<br> [[Bombardment of Kagoshima]]

|type= [[Naval gun]]<br>Coast Defence gun |wars= [[New Zealand Land Wars]] [[Bombardment of Kagoshima]] [[Bombardment of Shimonoseki]]

|origin={{flag|Empire of Japan}} |used_by=[[Image:War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg|22x20px|border]][[Imperial Japanese Army]]

|caption=A US military photograph of a captured dual gun emplacement on [[Guam]] in 1944. |origin={{flag|Empire of Japan}}

|origin={{flag|Empire of Japan}} |used_by=[[Image:War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg|22x20px|border]][[Imperial Japanese Army]]

[[File:30mm DU slug.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The DU penetrator of a [[30 mm]] round<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060716085611/http://www ...shed from DU produced as a byproduct of uranium enrichment by the presence of [[uranium-236|U-236]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.un.org/News/Press/do

...le, but instead use [[smokeless powder]]. [[Antique]] firearms or replicas of antique firearms are often used with [[black powder substitute]]. ...explosives [[detonation|detonate]], producing a supersonic wave. Ignition of the powder packed behind a bullet must generate enough pressure to force it

|caption1= Aerial view of Dealey Plaza showing route of President Kennedy's motorcade |caption2= [[Ike Altgens]]' photo of presidential limousine taken between the first and second shots that hit P