BL 7.5-inch Mk I naval gun
Appearance
Ordnance BL 7.5 inch gun Mk I | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1905–20 |
Used by | Royal Navy |
Production history | |
Designer | Vickers |
Designed | circa. 1901 |
Specifications | |
Barrel length | 337.5 inches (8,572 mm) bore (45 calibres) |
Shell | 200 pounds (90.7 kg) |
Calibre | 7.5 inches (191 mm) |
Muzzle velocity | 2,700 feet per second (820 m/s)[1] |
The BL 7.5-inch gun Mk I was a British 45-calibre, medium-velocity, naval gun which entered service with the Royal Navy in 1905.
History
This gun was only mounted on Devonshire class cruisers commissioned in 1905, and was quickly superseded by the 50-calibre 7.5 inch Mk II gun.
Surviving examples
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See also
Notes
- ^ 2700 ft/sec firing a 200-pound projectile: Brasseys Naval Annual 1902 using 61 lb cordite MD size 26 propellant : Treatise on Ammunition 1915
References
- Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.
External links
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- Tony DiGiulian, British 7.5"/45 (19 cm) Mark I