Y-Gun
NMUSN-5293: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, 2023. Museum staff move the Y-Gun to prepare for shipment to the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Curator Branch, Collection Management Facility, at Richmond, Virginia, July 2, 2023. Official National Museum of the U.S. Navy photograph collection.
A Y-Gun was on display in the World War I section of the National Museum of the U.S. Navy. Named for the weapon’s shape, the Bureau of Ordnance authorized use during World War I against enemy submarines. Mounted on the centerline of a warship, the arms would propel depth charges on each arm up to 45 yards. Transferred to the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Curator Branch, Collection Management Facility, at Richmond, Virginia, it will be cared for by the on-site staff as a rest period for the object.
NMUSN-5294: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, 2023. Museum staff move the Y-Gun to prepare for shipment to the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Curator Branch, Collection Management Facility, at Richmond, Virginia, July 2, 2023. Official National Museum of the U.S. Navy photograph collection.
NMUSN-5295: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, 2023. Y-Gun is ready for shipment to the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Curator Branch, Collection Management Facility, at Richmond, Virginia, July 2, 2023. Official National Museum of the U.S. Navy photograph collection.
NMUSN-646: Weapons Display Area. The Navy Memorial Museum, now National Museum of the U.S. Navy had a display area for weapons. Some weapons shown: MK6 Mine, Y-Gun, Talos, and a cut-away Hedge-Hog. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection.
NMUSN-1255: World War I exhibit area, 1973. View shows the entrance, Y-Gun, and Mk6 Mine, along with the USS Wyoming bell. Original is a film strip. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Photograph Collection.
80-G-14938: Navigating USS PC-556. A lookout on the fantail. An intercommunication phone system keeps him in constant touch with the bridge, October 8, 1942. Note the Y-Gun. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
80-G-14939: Navigating USS PC-556. Depth charges onboard. Standing between the two depth charge racks on the fantail, men await orders from the bridge to adjust depth charges to explode at a given depth. One of these men will also dump the “ash cans” when given orders. In center foreground is part of a Y-Gun, used to propel “ash cans” to either side of the ship, October 8, 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
80-G-14954: Navigating USS PC-556. Depth charges onboard. Y-guns propel depth charges to either side of ship. The “ash can” weighs 465 pounds and holds 300 pounds of TNT, October 8, 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
