BL 9.2 inch naval gun Mk VIII
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| Ordnance BL 9.2 inch gun Mk VIII | |
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| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1897 - 1918 |
| Used by | Royal Navy |
| Production history | |
| Number built | 6 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 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 range | 12,400 yards (11,300 m)[1] |
The BL 9.2 inch naval gun Mk VIII was designed for the new cordite propellants and was the first British wire-wound gun of this calibre.
It was mounted on the Powerful class cruisers from 1897. After they were decommissioned some of the guns were used in coast defence in the UK, and from 1916 one was mounted on the monitor HMS Marshal Ney.
See also
- 12px Media related to BL 9.2 inch Mk VIII naval gun at Wikimedia Commons
- List of naval guns
Notes
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- Text Book of Gunnery, 1902. LONDON : PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE
- Tony DiGiulian, British 9.2"/40 (23.4 cm) Mark VIII
External links
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