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Chapter IX of Naval Ordnance (United States Navy, 1937), covering pages 205–238. Topics include general features of mounts, stresses due to firing, broadside gun mounts, frictionless bearings, anti-aircraft gun mounts, turret mounts, the 14-inch 3-gun turret mount, and the Waterbury hydraulic speed gear. The chapter includes 25 technical plates (Plates I–IV, IX–XVI; Plates V–VIII not digitized).
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See also: 5-Inch Emergency Naval Gun Batteries on Oahu, T.H. 1942–1943 — which references the 5″ gun mounts documented in this chapter.