BL 6-inch Mk XIII – XVIII naval gun
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By taking on ships being built for foreign navies in British shipyards, a number of British-built 6-inch 50-calibre naval guns found their way into British service in World War I. Their specifications and performance differed from standard Royal Navy 6-inch guns but in British service they fired standard service 100-pound projectiles.
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BL 6-inch gun | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1914–1958[note 1] |
Wars | World War I World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Mk XIII, XVII, XVIII : EOC Mk XIV, XV, XVI : Vickers |
Variants | Mk XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII[note 2] |
Specifications | |
Barrel length | 300 inches (7.620 m) bore (50 cal) |
Shell | 100 pounds (45.36 kg) |
Calibre | 6 inches (152.4 mm) |
Muzzle velocity | Mk XIII : 2,770 feet per second (840 m/s) Mk XIV & XV : 2,900 feet per second (880 m/s) Mk XVI : 3,000 feet per second (910 m/s) Mk XVII : 2,905 feet per second (885 m/s) Mk XVIII : 2,874 feet per second (876 m/s) |
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