BL 16.25-inch Mk I naval gun
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The Elswick BL 16.25 inch naval gun was an early British superheavy rifled breech-loading naval gun, commonly known as the 110-ton gun or 111-ton gun.
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Ordnance BL 16.25 inch gun Mk I | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1888 – 1909? |
Used by | Royal Navy |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Elswick Ordnance Company |
No. built | 12 |
Variants | no two guns were identical |
Specifications | |
Mass | 111 tons |
Length | 43 ft 7 in; 13.3 m |
Barrel length | 40 ft 8 in; 12.4 m bore (30 calibres) |
Shell | 1,800 lb (820 kg) Armour-piercing, Common, or Shrapnel |
Calibre | 16.25 in (413 mm) |
Elevation | -5° – 13° |
Rate of fire | about one round every three minutes |
Muzzle velocity | 2,087 feet per second (636 m/s)[1] |
Maximum firing range | 12,000 yards (11,000 m)[2] |
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