Attack Transports 7 of 328 Type C2 ship 3 2 4 2 Attack Cargo 74 of 328 Type C2 ship 1 11 1 32 1 30 1 See also List of naval guns List of naval anti-aircraft guns Naval gunfire Weapons of comparable role, performance and era QF 4.7 inch Mark XI gun : British equivalent dual-purpose gun. QF 4.5 inch Mk I – V naval gun : British equivalent dual-purpose gun. 12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun : German equivalent limited to low-angle fire. 12.8 cm FlaK 40 : Dedicated anti-aircraft, land-based German gun of equal calibre. 130 mm/50 B13 Pattern 1936 : Soviet equivalent naval and coastal gun. Canon de 138 mm Modèle 1929 : French equivalent naval gun. 120 mm naval gun : Italian equivalent naval gun. 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun : Japanese equivalent naval gun mounted on most destroyers and competitive against surface targets 10 cm/65 Type 98 naval gun: Japanese naval gun mounted on destroyers, aircraft carrier and light cruiser , competitive in the anti-aircraft role Weapons of comparable role in successive U.S. Navy service 5"/54 caliber Mark 16 gun : 1945 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun : 1953 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun : 1971 Notes External links Detailed description and history 5"/38 including ammunition and Mark data Illustrated descriptions of MK 30 & MK 38, list of ammunition for all Marks Illustrated description of MK 38 Illustrated Operating Instructions for MK XXI model Photos of 5"/38 ammunition Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, 1957 Volume 1 Naval Ordnance NavPers 10797-A 5 inch World War II naval weapons Naval guns of the United States 127 mm artillery Military equipment introduced in the 1930s