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

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|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

|Ship out of service= ...ly]] for his actions during the [[Battle of the Aleutian Islands|battles]] of [[Kiska]] and [[Attu]].

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...FS /> <br/>• [[Jonathan Wainwright, Jr.]] <br/>• [[Richard Wainwright (naval officer, Civil War)|Richard Wainwright]] ...rporation|New York Shipbuilding]]<ref name=DANFS>{{cite DANFS | author = [[Naval History & Heritage Command]] | url = http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w1/w

...uilder=[[William Cramp and Sons]]<ref name=DANFS>{{cite DANFS | author = [[Naval History & Heritage Command]] | url = http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p10/ ...way's'' (p. 123) lists eight torpedo tubes; the ''[[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]]'' ([http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p10/porter-ii.htm li

|Ship namesake=[[John Downes (naval officer)|John Downes]] |Ship builder=[[New York Shipbuilding Company]] of [[Camden, New Jersey]]

|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

|image=[[Image:Dreanoughts Danton-Secondary guns.jpg|300px|]] |caption=Secondary guns of the ''Danton''

|Ship out of service=1972 |Ship armament=One 40mm gun, four .50 cal. machine guns, one 81 mm mortar

|origin= {{flag|France}} ...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

|origin= {{flag|France}} |used_by={{flag|France}}, <br>{{flag|Japan}} and others

...class battleship [[USS Idaho (BB-42)]] in 1920, showing six 14"/50 caliber guns |type= Naval Gun

...t from [[German warship Gneisenau (1936)|Gneisenau]] used as coast-defense guns in [[Denmark]] |type=[[naval gun]]

|image=[[Image:Colbert-1-Main guns.jpg|200px|]] |caption=Main guns of the [[French cruiser Colbert (1928)|''Colbert'']]

|image=[[Image:Algerie-2-Main guns.jpg|300px|]] |caption=Main guns of the [[French cruiser Algérie|''Algérie'']]

The '''20 mm modèle F2 gun''' is a naval defence weapon used by the [[French Navy]]. ...cted to design the F2 20 mm cannon, which essentially a navalised version of the M693 gun used by the French Army, and sold for export.

|image=[[Image:Dreanoughts Danton-Main guns.jpg|300px|]] |caption=Main guns of the [[French battleship Danton|''Danton'']]

|image=[[Image:Dunkerque-1-main guns.jpg|300px|]] |caption=Main guns of the [[French battleship Dunkerque|''Dunkerque'']]

|image=[[Image:Provence-main guns.jpg|300px|]] |caption=Main guns of the [[French battleship Provence|''Provence'']]

|origin= France |type= naval gun

|name=38 cm SK C/34 naval gun |caption=38 cm turret of Batterie Vara, Kristiansand, Norway

...il2008.jpg|thumb|right|[[QF 1 pounder pom-pom|QF 1 pounder Mk II "pom-pom" of 1903]]]] ...on MLG27.jpg|thumb|An [[Mauser BK-27|MLG 27]] remote controlled autocannon of the [[German Navy]]]]

|image=[[Image:HMS Conqueror Forecastle Guns Clipped300px.jpg|300px]] |type= [[Naval gun]]<br>Coast defence gun

|origin={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] |type=[[Naval gun]]<br>[[Coastal artillery|Coastal defence gun]]<br>[[Field gun|Heavy fie

...IV gun on [[disappearing gun|disappearing carriage]] at [[Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence|Lei Yue Mun Fort]], Hong Kong |origin={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]

|type= [[Naval gun]]<br>Coast defence gun ...2, Volume X, Part 1, page 73. Facsimile reprint by Imperial War Museum and Naval & Military Press 2008. ISBN 1 847348 84 X</ref>

|type= [[Naval gun]]<br>Coast defence gun ...ns barrel & breech;<br>Mk V - VII : 22 tons<ref name=Gunnery1902>Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII Page 336</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

|caption=Mle 1929 guns seen on [[French destroyer Triomphant|''Le Triomphant'']], 1940 |type= [[Naval gun]]

...ce in the Muzzle-loading Era|last=Tucker|first=Spencer|date=1989|publisher=Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=0-87021-007-6}}</ref>{{rp|203}} ...ield carriage and back. In naval service the boat howitzers had gun crews of 10 in the boat and 11 ashore.

|origin={{Flagcountry|France}} |used_by=France

...be mounted on a light carriage or packed on [[mule]]s to accompany a troop of [[cavalry]] or an [[army]] travelling in rough country. ...]]. The first gun purchased by the U.S. military from the French arms firm of [[Hotchkiss et Cie|Hotchkiss]] was employed against the [[Nez Perce|Nez Per

...lt and has dual-feed capability. The term "chain gun" derives from the use of a roller chain that drives the bolt back and forth. ...on has an effective range of 3,000 [[Metre|meter]]s, depending on the type of ammunition used.

...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

|weight=480 kg (without ammunition, including 387 kg of ballast) ..., and widely produced by [[Oerlikon Contraves]] and others. Various models of Oerlikon cannon were used during [[World War II]], and they are still in us

...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.

|used_by=[[Image:Flag of Transvaal.svg|22px]][[South African Republic]]<br>[[British Empire]]<br>{{f |manufacturer=[[Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company|Maxim-Nordenfelt]]<br>[[Vickers|Vickers, Sons & Maxi

...breech together weighed 2250&nbsp;lb). While other AA guns also had a bore of 3&nbsp;inches, the term "3 inch" was only ever used to identify this gun in ...fied by the [[War Office]] in 1914. These (Mk I) included the introduction of a vertical sliding breech-block to allow semi-automatic operation. When the

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

|image=[[File:QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun WWII AWM P00444.155.jpeg]] |type= [[Naval gun]]<br>Heavy [[anti-aircraft gun]]<br>[[Coastal artillery|Coastal defence

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

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

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...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

...reats to the [[working class]]. It also refers to the use of symbolic acts of violence against structural targets, in which the act is intended to evoke ...this is the most popular, the most potent, and the most irresistible form of propaganda."<ref>[http://marxists.org/reference/archive/bakunin/works/1870/

...d Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) assemble in a formation in the [[Gulf of Oman]], 6 May 2004]] ...ns in the [[Indian Ocean]]) to support [[Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa]] (OEF-HOA). These activities are referred to as [[Maritime Security