anti-aircraft gun
Report a Mistake- Object Number 20090098-001
- Event 1945-1989 Cold War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made 1945 or later
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Tools and equipment for science and technology
- Sub-category Armament, firearm
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1945/01/01
- Latest 1963/12/31
- Brand Name / Model 3"/50 Mk.33 FMC twin mount
- Materials Steel, Fibreglass
- Service Component Royal Canadian NavyCanadian Forces
- Unit HMCS Qu'appelle
- Measurements Height 3.1 m, Width 4.3 m, Depth 5.0 m
- Caption Twin 3-Inch Naval Gun and Mount
- Additional Information Guns like this twin 3-inch weapon were fitted to most of Canada's warships built during the Cold War. This particular version combined two guns on a power-driven mount covered by a housing that helped protect the complex weapons from the elements. The mount, requiring a crew of 12, had a rate of fire of approximately 50 rounds per minute per gun, and could be used against aircraft or surface targets including ships. This gun was installed in the forward gun mount of HMCS Qu'Appelle, a Mackenzie class destroyer launched in 1962.