USS Falcon (AM-28)
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The third USS Falcon, was a Lapwing-class minesweeper in the United States Navy. She later became a submarine rescue ship.
USS Falcon (ASR-2) at sea c1920s
3-inch/50-caliber gun
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The 3-inch/50-caliber gun in United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 3 inches in diameter, and the barrel was 50 calibers long. Different guns of this caliber were use
USS Falcon (AM-28)
…950 long tons (965 t) Length 187 ft 10 in (57.25 m) Beam 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) Draft 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) Speed 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) Armament 2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns The third USS Falcon, (AM-28/ASR-2) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper in the United States Navy. She later became a submarine rescue ship. Construction…
Mark 22 3"/50 cal gun
An early 3"/50 on USS Rambler (SP-211), 1918.
USS Pivot firing its forward 3"/50-caliber gun.
3"/50-caliber gun aboard USS Slater.