12"/50 caliber Mark 8 gun

The 12"/50 caliber gun Mark 8 was a US naval gun mounted on the Alaska-class cruiser. The gun, like the "large cruiser" that mounted it, was intended to fill the gap between US "heavy cruisers" (6-8") and US battleships (14-16"). The name describes the size of the shells, 12 inches in diameter, and the length of the bore in calibers.

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1944  "/50_caliber_Mark_8_gun Wikimedia, Wikidata
12 inch gun Mark 8; 12/50 naval gun
30 produced, 
naval artillery, 12" artillery, Washington Navy Yard, United States Navy, United States, 

12 cm tornautomatpjäs m/70, 12" artillery, 254 mm 45 caliber Pattern 1891, B-34, Bofors twin 57 mm, gun, naval artillery, naval artillery, 

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1944 12"/50 caliber Mark 8 gun

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USS Hawaii (CB-3) under construction at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation on 8 January 1947 (NH 93586)

USS Guam (CB-2) firing main battery, 1944-45

Navy - Artillery - Guns of U.S.S. Arkansas - NARA - 45510050

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Hawaii (CB-3) under construction at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation on 8 January 1947 (NH 93586)		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (CB-2) firing main battery, 1944-45		Commons
commons	image		Navy - Artillery - Guns of U.S.S. Arkansas - NARA - 45510050		Commons