US Navy Service
The 4"/50 caliber gun was mounted on:
- Caldwell class destroyers
- Wickes class destroyers
- Clemson class destroyers
- Town class destroyers
- United States S class submarines
- the first seven Balao class submarines
- USS Dolphin (SS-169)
- rearmed submarines USS Salmon (SS-182), USS Seadragon (SS-194), USS Gato (SS-212), USS Silversides (SS-236) and USS Robalo (SS-273)
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