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USS Wake was a United States Navy river gunboat operating on the Yangtze River. Originally commissioned as the gunboat Guam, she was redesignated river patrol vessel PR-3 in 1928, and renamed Wake 23
USS Guam underway off Woosong, China, on 15 December 1927
The Type 41 3-inch naval gun otherwise known as the 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun was a Japanese dual-purpose gun introduced before World War I. Although designated as 8 cm, its shells were 76.2 mm
USS Wake
…kn (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) Complement 59 Armament Original: 2 × 3"/23 guns (2x1) 8 × .30-06 Lewis machine guns (8x1) 1942: US 3"/23 guns replaced with 3"/25 Type 41 AA guns. Jan 1945: Several Type 93 13.2 mm (0.52 in) M.G.s installed USS Wake (PR-3) was a United States Navy river gunboat operating on the Yangtze…
A 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun at the Yasukuni Shrine.
A 12-pounder aboard the Japanese Battleship Mikasa.
A 12-pounder showing its single-motion interrupted screw breech and bottom mounted recoil system.
A Japanese 3rd year type showing its 45° sliding block breech and its top mounted recoil system.