The 5″/40 caliber gun were used in the secondary batteries of the United States Navy's early battleships, armored cruisers, protected cruisers, unprotected cruisers, and auxiliary cruisers.
Brooklyn, gundeck, with 5-inch/40 caliber gun
USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She is currently a museum ship in Philadelphia.
USS Olympia (C-6), port bow, 10 February 1902.
USS Olympia (C-6) at the Independence Seaport Museum in 2007.
Olympia leading a column of cruisers, painting by Francis Muller
Olympia at the Battle of Manila Bay