EOC 10 inch /45 naval gun
| EOC 10 inch 45-calibre naval gun | |
|---|---|
| Type | Naval gun |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1904 - 1940s |
| Used by | 23x15px Italy United Kingdom
|
| Wars | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Elswick Ordnance Company |
| Specifications | |
| Barrel length | Bore 450 inches (11.430 m) (45 cal) |
| | |
| Shell | 500 pounds (226.8 kg) |
| Calibre | 10-inch (254.0 mm) |
| Muzzle velocity | UK : 2,625 feet per second (800 m/s)[1]; Italy : 850 metres per second (2,800 ft/s)[2] |
| Maximum range | UK : 18,850 yards (17,240 m)[3]; Italy : 25,000 metres (27,000 yd)[4] @ 25°[5] |
The EOC 10 inch 45 calibre gun were various similar 10-inch naval guns designed and manufactured by Elswick Ordnance Company to equip ships they built and/or armed for several countries before World War I.
Contents
History
UK service
Elswick supplied 5 of their 10-inch 45-calibre guns for use on the battleship Constitución that they were building for Chile. Britain took the ship over in 1903 as HMS Swiftsure, and the guns were designated BL 10 inch Mk VI in UK service. These guns fired a 500-pound (226.8 kg) projectile using 146 pounds 12 ounces (66.56 kg) cordite MD propellant.[6]
Italian service
Elswick supplied later more powerful 1907 models of its 10-inch 45-calibre guns for the Pisa class and San Marco class armoured cruisers of 1907 & 1908[7].
See also
Notes
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- Tony DiGiulian, British 10"/45 (25.4 cm) Marks VI and VII
- Tony DiGiulian, Italy 10"/45 (25.4 cm) Model 1908
External links
Template:GreatWarBritishNavalWeapons- ↑ http://dreadnoughtproject.org/docs/notes/Range_Tables_for_HM_Fleet_1910.php
- ↑ http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/201650x53535/8330/a0.htm
- ↑ UK mountings limited to 13.5°
- ↑ http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/201650x53535/8330/a0.htm
- ↑ DiGiulian
- ↑ Treatise on Ammunition 10th edition 1915
- ↑ http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/201650x53535/8330/a0.htm
