Italy
135 mm/53 (5.3") Model 1968
Updated 26 May 2012
Used only on the rebuilt missile cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi when she was rebuilt in the late 1960s.  Model 1968 is my estimate.
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Gun Characteristics
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Designation 135 mm/53 (5.3") Model 1968
Ship Class Used On Giuseppe Garibaldi
Manufacturer OTO
Date of Design about 1966
Date In Service 1968
Gun Weight N/A
Gun Length oa N/A
Bore Length N/A
Rifling Length N/A
Grooves N/A
Lands N/A
Twist N/A
Chamber Volume N/A
Rate Of Fire 25 rounds per minute
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Ammunition
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Type Fixed
Projectile Types and Weights HE - 74.0 lbs. (33.55 kg)
Bursting Charge N/A
Projectile Length N/A
Propellant Charge N/A
Muzzle Velocity 2,854 fps (870 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life N/A
Ammunition stowage per gun N/A
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Range
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Elevation With 74.0 lbs. (33.55 kg) HE shell
Range @ 45 degrees 24,060 yards (22,000 m)
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Mount / Turret Data
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Designation Two-gun Turrets
   Giuseppe Garibaldi as rebuilt (2):  N/A (Model 1968?)
Weight  N/A
Elevation about  -5 / +60 degrees
Elevation Rate N/A
Train about +130 / -130 degrees
Train Rate N/A
Gun recoil N/A
Loading Angle N/A
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Data from
"Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947-1995"
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