5-inch Specical Common Mk 46 Mods 1 and 25-inch Common Mk 32 Mods 1 - 4
U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE
PART 1 - PROJECTILES, PROPELLANT,
AND PROECTILE FUZES
Chapter 1 - Projectiles
Section 4 - 5-INCH PROJECTILES
5-inch Common Mk 15 Mods 12 - 14 (All but Mod 14 are obsolete)

Guns used in

5"/38 (bag)
  5"/51 (bag)
  5"/51 (case)

Over-all length, inches

17.0

Diameter of base, inches

4.96

Distance base to band, inches

0.65

Width of band, inches

1.67

Diameter at bourrelet, inches

4.985

Filling

Black powder and TNT

Weight of filling, pounds

1.70

Weight of loaded projectile, pounds

50.0

Charge/weight ratio

3.46%

Cartidge Case

Bag gun

Primer

Mk 15 Mod 1

Tracer

Integral in fuze

Fuzes

Base - Mk 10 Mod 4 (B.I.F.)

When used in the 5"/51 case gun, Cartridge Case Mk 3 and Primer Mk 13 and all Mods are emplyoed.

The Base Fuze Mk 10 Mod 9 may be used if the Mk 10 Mod 4 is unavailable.

The Mod 15 projectile may be issued B.L. & P. or B.L. & T. with adapter and Tracer Mk 6 Mod 1 for target practice.

Figure 31. 5-inch Common Mk 15 Mods 12 and 14

5-inch Specical Common Mk 46 Mods 1 and 25-inch Common Mk 32 Mods 1 - 4