USS Vogelgesang (DD-862)
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USS Vogelgesang was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Carl Theodore Vogelgesang USN.
USS Vogelgesang c. 1954
USS Vogelgesang in 1945.
Vogelgesang in heavy seas, following her FRAM-modernisation.
Quetzalcoatl in 1985.
5-inch/38-caliber gun
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The Mark 12 5"/38-caliber gun was a United States dual-purpose naval gun, but also installed in single-purpose mounts on a handful of ships. The 38-calibers long barrel was a mid-length compromise bet
Two Mk 30 single enclosed base ring mounts on USS David W. Taylor
Mk 12 gun assembly
Vertical Sliding Wedge Breech Block.
Drawing of the recoil and counter-recoil systems. The arrow shows the motion of the housing in the slide during recoil.