5-inch Common Mk 15 Mods 12 - 145-inch H.C. Mk 39 Mods 1 and 2
U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE
PART 1 - PROJECTILES, PROPELLANT,
AND PROECTILE FUZES
Chapter 1 - Projectiles
Section 4 - 5-INCH PROJECTILES
5-inch Common Mk 32 Mods 1 - 4

Guns used in

5"/38

Over-all length, inches

 

With cap & windshield

20.7

Without cap & windshield

13.6

Diameter of base, inches

4.973

Distance base to band, inches

2.43

Width of band, inches

2.25

Diameter at bourrelet, inches

4.985

Filling

Explosive D

Weight of filling, pounds

2.58

Weight of loaded projectile, pounds

54.00

Charge/weight ratio

5.0%

Cartidge Case

Mk 5

Primer

Mk 13 and all Mods

Tracer

Mk 9

Fuzes

Base - Mk 20 and all Mods

Figure 32. 5-inch Common Mk 32 Mods 1 - 4

5-inch Common Mk 15 Mods 12 - 145-inch H.C. Mk 39 Mods 1 and 2