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Where the Royal Navy's 5.5-inch guns fit

The follow-up distinguishes existing installations from proposed destroyer use.

Question

Which destroyers used the Royal Navy's 5.5-inch gun?

Short answer

The reply points to Hood and cruiser or secondary installations and says destroyer use was considered, without naming an operational destroyer example.

Notes

The follow-up asks which destroyer carried the 5.5-inch gun mentioned in the list of calibres. The examples named are Hood and other secondary or cruiser installations; no destroyer in service is identified. The calibre was considered for destroyers. The stated attraction was being near the upper weight the Royal Navy's operating methods could accommodate.