BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII naval gun
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The BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII naval gun[3] was designed for the new cordite propellants and was the first British wire-wound gun of this calibre.
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Ordnance BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII gun | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1897–1918 |
Used by | Royal Navy |
Production history | |
No. built | 6 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 25 tons barrel & breech[1] |
Barrel length | 368.7 inches (9,360 mm) (40.08 calibres)[1] |
Shell | 380 pounds (170 kg)[1] |
Calibre | 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) |
Muzzle velocity | 2,347 feet per second (715 m/s)[2] |
Maximum firing range | 12,400 yards (11,300 m)[1] |
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