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| 5 Inch/51Caliber Rapid Fire |
| Designed for rapid-fire close in defense against small and fast torpedo boats and destroyers. In World War II, the gun bombarded enemy shore defenses |
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| Locations |
| First gun in 5 August 1913 with the last prior to 19 October 1913, departure date for speed trials, Rockland Maine because photos show 21 guns. |
| Numbering (per 1912 joiners): 2nd deck: #1 - #19; Superstructure: #20 and #21 |
| September 1910 contract plans title 2nd deck as "Gun Deck", a wooden ship term
with forward most in Ward Room (80 from the bow) back to the stern (almost 500 feet from the Ward Room). |
| Main Deck: 1926 on |
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| Superstructure: 1913 - 1941 |
| Starboard gun #21. Date is March 1914 to June 1915 for Captain Grant is in the
photo. The two guns at the bottom of the photo are 3 pound saluting guns. |
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| 2nd Deck: 1913 - 1942 |
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| 8 Configurations |
| . | 1913 | 1917 Oct | 1918 Jan | 1919 Jan | 1920 Jun | 1926 Nov | 1941 Oct | 1942 Mar-May |
| Superstructure | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Main Deck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2nd Deck | 19 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Total Qty | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 6 |
| Period 1 of 8: 1913 thru September 1917 |
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| Period 2 of 8: October 1917 thru January 1918 |
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| Period 3 of 8: 27 January 1918 thru January 1919 |
| During three sailings into the North Sea, the guns fired on suspected German submarines. |
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| Period 4 of 8: January 1919 thru June 1920 |
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| Period 5 of 8: June 1920 thru July 1925 |
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| Period 6 of 8: November 1926 thru November 1941 |
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| Period 7 of 8: November 1941 thru March-May 1942 |
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Main Deck 2nd Deck |
| Period 8 of 8: March-May 1942 on |
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| MAGAZINES - 2nd PLATFORM |
| 1910 | ||
| 4,840 shells and powder bags |
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| 1937 |
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| 1944 | ||
| 2,500 shells and powder bags |
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Started 11 May 1999 Chuck Moore, FTV (1st Texas Volunteers) BB35 volunteer group