BL 6-inch Mk XXII naval gun

Ordnance QF 6 inch gun Mk XXII
Ordnance QF 6 inch gun Mk XXII
	Gun turrets on HMS Rodney, 1940
Type	Naval gun
Service history
In service	1927 - 1947
Used by	Royal Navy
Wars	World War II
Specifications
Barrel length	300 inches (7.620 m) bore (50 calibres)
Shell	1927 : 100 pounds (45 kg); 1942 : 112 pounds (51 kg)
Calibre	6-inch (152.4 mm)
Breech	Welin interrupted screw
Muzzle velocity	898 metres per second (2,950 ft/s)

The BL 6-inch Mk XXII gun^{[note 1]} was a British high-velocity 6-inch 50-calibre wire-wound naval gun used as secondary armament on the two Nelson-class battleships, serving throughout World War II.

Ammunition

The gun originally fired a 100-pound (45 kg) shell, which had been the standard shell weight for six-inch guns since 1880. From 1942 the gun fired the same 112-pound (51 kg) shell introduced for the later Mk XXIII gun.^[2]

Notes

^ MK XXII = Mark 22. Britain used Roman numerals to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. This was the twenty-second model of British BL 6-inch gun

References

^ ^a ^b http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/65069x53535/8330/a0.htm
^ DiGiulian

Bibliography

External links

Tony DiGiulian, British 6"/50 (15.2 cm) BL Mark XXII

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[2] MK XXII = Mark 22. Britain used Roman numerals to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. This was the twenty-second model of British BL 6-inch gun

[flixco-1] ttp://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/65069x53535/8330/a0.htm

[3] DiGiulian

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v t e British Commonwealth naval weapons of the Second World War
Monitor guns	BL 15-inch
Capital ship main armament	BL 14-inch BL 15-inch BL 16-inch
Heavy cruiser main armament	BL 7.5-inch Mk VI BL 8-inch Mk VIII
Secondary armament and light cruiser main armament	QF 4-inch Mk V QF 4.5-inch QF 5.25-inch BL 5.5-inch BL 6-inch Mk XII BL 6-inch Mk XXII BL 6-inch Mk XXIII
Minesweeper, Sloop, Corvette, Frigate and Destroyer armament	QF 6-pounder 10 cwt QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk V QF 4-inch Mk IV BL 4-inch Mk IX QF 4-inch Mk XVI QF 4-inch Mk XIX QF 4.5-inch BL 4.7-inch Mk II QF 4.7-inch Mk IX & XII QF 4.7-inch Mk XI
Submarine guns	QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk V QF 3-inch 20 cwt QF 4-inch Mk XII & XXII
Anti-aircraft weapons	Unrotated projectile Holman Projector 20 mm Oerlikon QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk VIII 40 mm Bofors QF 3-inch 20 cwt QF 4-inch Mk V QF 4-inch Mk XVI QF 4.5-inch QF 4.7-inch Mk VIII
Light weapons	.303 Lewis machine gun .50 Vickers Mk III machine gun QF 3-pounder Vickers
Torpedoes	21-inch Mk VII 21-inch Mk VIII 21-inch Mk X 21-inch Mk XI 24.5-inch Mk I
Anti-submarine weapons	Thornycroft depth charge thrower Hedgehog Squid
Small craft armament	Molins 6-pounder Vickers K machine gun 18-inch torpedo
Foreign-sourced weapons	20 mm Oerlikon 40 mm Bofors 3-inch 23 caliber gun (US) 3-inch 50 caliber gun (US) 4-inch 50 caliber Mark 9 gun (US) 5-inch 51 caliber Mark 8 gun (US) Y-gun depth charge projector (US) Mark 8 torpedo (US)

BL 6-inch Mk XXII naval gun

Ammunition

See also

Weapons of comparable role, performance and era

Notes

References

Bibliography

External links