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 |wars=[[World War I]]
 |designer= [[Armstrong Whitworth#Elswick Ordnance Company|Elswick Ordnance Company]]
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The '''BL 14 inch 45 calibre gun''' were various similar naval guns designed and manufactured by [[Armstrong Whitworth#Elswick Ordnance Company|Elswick Ordnance Company]] to equip ships they built and/or armed for several countries before [[World War I]].

==History==
When [[World War I]] began, Elswick were building the battleship Almirante Latorre for Chile, armed with 10 of its 14-inch guns. The battleship was acquired by the British government and completed as [[HMS Canada (1913)|HMS ''Canada'']] and served in the Royal Navy in World War I, with its guns designated '''BL 14 inch Mk I'''.

After World War I the battleship was sold to Chile as [[Chilean battleship Almirante Latorre|Almirante Latorre]] as originally intended.

==Railway guns==
{{main|BL 14 inch Railway Gun}}
Elswick built several guns for Japan which went into British service as railway guns in [[World War I]] under the designation '''BL 14 inch Mk III'''. They were similar to but lighter than Mk I, and were modified to give similar performance as Mk I.

==See also==
*[[14"/45 caliber gun]] US equivalent
*[[List of naval guns]]

==Notes==
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==References==
*Tony DiGiulian, [http://navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_14-45_mk1.htm British 14"/45 (35.6 cm) Marks I and III]
*I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914-1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972.

==External links==


{{GreatWarBritishNavalWeapons}}

[[Category:Naval guns of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Naval weapons of Chile]]
[[Category:356 mm artillery]]
[[Category:Elswick Ordnance Company]]

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