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• USS Blair (DE-147)
  |Ship out of service= ...[U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She served in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] the [[Pacific Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against [[submar
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• 1-inch Nordenfelt gun
  {{about|the anti-torpedo boat gun|the rifle calibre "machine gun"|Nordenfelt gun}} |origin={{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
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• Armstrong Gun
  ...nst the Shogitai 1868.jpg|thumb|Armstrong gun deployed by [[Japan]] during the [[Boshin war]] (1868–69).]] ...lso been used to describe Armstrong's [[built-up gun]] construction system of a [[wrought-iron]] tube surrounded by multiple wrought-iron strengthening c
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• MBT LAW
  <!-- Artillery specifications --> The '''Main Battle Tank and Light Armour Weapon''' ('''MBT LAW''') is a disposa
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• Vickers 10 inch /45 naval gun
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]] <!-- Artillery specifications -->
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• Vickers S
  ...to arm [[United Kingdom|British]] aircraft for attacking ground targets in the [[World War II|Second World War]]. ...=William Kimber |location=London |date=1972 |isbn=7183-0362-8 |chapter=10, The 40mm Guns
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• 12"/45 caliber Mark 5 gun
  |used_by=[[United States Navy]]<br>[[Royal Hellenic Navy]] ...sian Civil War]]<br>[[Greco-Turkish War]]<br>[[World War II]] ''As coastal artillery''
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• 14"/45 caliber gun
  ...re taken on top of one of the dual 14"/45 [[caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|caliber]] gun turrets, 1918. |origin= {{flag|United States}}
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• 3"/70 Mark 26 gun
  |origin= {{flag|United States}} |part_length= {{convert|210|in|m}} bore (70 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|calibres]])
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• 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
  The '''30mm DS30M Mark 2''' is the [[Royal Navy]]'s new 30&nbsp;mm Automated Small Calibre Gun (ASCG) system, ...a variety of targets. The safety, reliability and low life-cycle costs of the Bushmaster system added to its overall value."<ref name=globalsecurityMk44/
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• 4"/50 caliber gun
  ...fired the [[first American shots fired in World War II|first American shot of World War II]] at [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]] on 7 December 194 |used_by=<small>{{flagicon|United States|size=22px}} United States<br>{{UK}}<br>{{flagicon|Canada|size=22px}} Canada
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• 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  <!-- Many sources quote 114mm as the calibre but it is in fact 113, please do not change -->{{Infobox Weapon ...8 Mod 1 naval gun on [[HMS Northumberland (F238)|HMS ''Northumberland'']]. The multi-faceted gunhouse is designed to reduce [[radar cross section]].
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• 4.7 inch QF Mark XII
  ...Royal Navy, 1930-2000: innovation and defence'', p19-41:, Pugh, ''Managing the aerial threat''. </ref> [http://www.hnsa.org/doc/br224/img/dia1.jpg Illustration of a 4.7 inch single mount]
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• 68-Pounder Lancaster gun
  ...from a tendency to burst.<ref name=sag30>{{cite book |title=Send a Gunboat The Victorian Navy and Supremacy at Sea, 1854-1904 |last=Preston |first=Antony {{artillery-stub}}
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• 68-pounder 95 cwt
  |type= [[Naval gun]]<br>[[Coastal artillery|Coast Defence gun]] |used_by=[[United Kingdom]]
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• 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3
  |origin= {{Flag|United States}} |used_by={{Flag|United States}}
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• BL 10 inch gun Mk I – IV
  |caption=Mk I coast defence gun, [[Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence]] |origin= [[United Kingdom]]
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• BL 12 inch Mk XI – XII naval gun
  |caption=Aft Mk XI guns of [[HMS Vanguard (1909)|HMS ''Vanguard'']] ...British]] [[Caliber#Caliber_as_measurement_of_length|50-calibres]] [[naval artillery|naval gun]]s that were mounted as primary armament on [[dreadnought battles
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• BL 12 inch Mk X naval gun
  ...avalhistory.flixco.info/H/76624x53535/8330/a0.htm This is understood to be the maximum possible range at 45° elevation, which was possible for siege moun ...on [[battleship]]s and [[battlecruiser]]s from 1906. It first appeared on the revolutionary {{HMS|Dreadnought|1906|6}}.
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• BL 12 inch naval gun Mk I – VII
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]] ...rrel & breech<br> Mk II - V 45 tons<ref name=Gunnery1887TableXVI>Text Book of Gunnery, 1887. Table XVI, Pages 312 - 313</ref><br>Mk VI, VII : 46 tons
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• BL 12 inch naval gun Mk VIII
  |caption=Crewmen of [[HMS Goliath (1898)|HMS ''Goliath'']] photographed before guns |origin= [[United Kingdom]]
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• BL 13.5 inch Mk V naval gun
  |caption=Aft guns of [[HMS Emperor of India (1913)|HMS ''Emperor of India'']] ...n}}. Some guns were designated H or L to designated they were intended for the heavy or light shell.</ref>
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• BL 13.5 inch naval gun Mk I – IV
  |caption=Forward turret of [[HMS Hood (1891)|HMS ''Hood'']] |origin= [[United Kingdom]]
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• BL 14 inch Mk VII naval gun
  ...gned for the ships of the [[Royal Navy]] in the late 1930s. This gun armed the [[King George V class battleship (1939)|''King George V'' class battleships ...ip|''Nelson'' class battleships]], the British reverted to the combination of lower velocities and (relatively) heavier shells in this weapon.
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• BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun
  |caption=An animation representing the loading cycle of the Mark I turret for the BL 15 inch Mark I. <!-- Artillery specifications -->
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• BL 16.25 inch Mk I naval gun
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]] ...slow burning Brown "cocoa" powder - a form of gunpowder) charge. Text Book of Gunnery, 1902. Table XII, Page 336</ref>
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• BL 16 inch Mk I naval gun
  |caption=Guns of HMS Rodney at maximum elevation, 1940 <!-- Artillery specifications -->
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• BL 18 inch Mk I naval gun
  | caption = On the [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] {{HMS|General Wolfe|1915}} | origin = [[United Kingdom]]
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• BL 4.7 inch /45 naval gun
  <!-- Artillery specifications --> ...y naval gun introduced in 1918 for destroyers, to counter a new generation of heavily-armed destroyers Germany was believed to be developing.
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• BL 4 inch Mk IX naval gun
  <!-- Artillery specifications --> ...tish medium-velocity naval gun introduced in 1916 as secondary armament on the [[Renown class battlecruiser|''Renown'' class battlecruiser]]s and [[Glorio
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• BL 4 inch naval gun Mk I – VI
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]] ...{{convert|3|lb|1|oz|kg|abbr=on}} cordite MK I size 5 propellant (Text Book of Gunnery, 1902)</ref>
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• BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VII
  ...icon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] ...icon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]
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• BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VIII
  ...er_as_measurement_of_length|calibres]])<ref name=Handbook1913>HANDBOOK for the 4" Mark VII. and VIII. B.L. Guns 1913</ref> ...]] projectile, using 5 lb 4 oz cordite MD size 16 propellant. HANDBOOK for the 4" Mark VII. and VIII. B.L. Guns 1913.</ref>
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• BL 5.5 inch Mark I naval gun
  |caption= One of [[HMS Chester (1915)|HMS ''Chester'''s]] 5.5 inch guns at the [[Imperial War Museum]], London |length= {{convert|6.985|m|in}} bore (50 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|cal]])
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• BL 5 inch gun Mk I – V
  |caption=Mk I coast defence gun outside entrance to the [[Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence]] ...aliber as measurement of length|calibres]])<ref name=Gunnery1902>Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII page 336</ref>
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• BL 6 inch 80 pounder gun
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]] ...added to strengthen the guns. Treatise on Service Ordnance 1893; Text Book of Gunnery 1902</ref>
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• BL 6 inch Mk VII naval gun
  ...icon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] |type=[[Naval gun]]<br>[[Coastal artillery|Coastal defence gun]]<br>[[Field gun|Heavy field gun]]
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• BL 6 inch Mk XII naval gun
  ...asemate gun on [[HMS Warspite (1913)|HMS ''Warspite'']] after the [[Battle of Jutland]] ...e figure used in range tables. New guns were quoted with a muzzle velocity of 2,845 feet per second. Handbook, 1917, Page 5</ref>
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• BL 6 inch Mk XI naval gun
  ...ser]]s and secondary armament on [[pre-dreadnought battleship]]s. A number of other very similar 6-inch 50-calibre guns found their way into temporary Br ...ritain reverted to 45-calibres guns in new warships from 1914 onwards with the [[BL 6 inch Mk XII naval gun|BL 6 inch Mk XII]] gun.
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• BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]] ...}<br>{{navy|Canada}}<br>{{navy|India}}<br>{{navy|Peru}}<br>{{navy|Republic of China}}<br>{{navy|China}}
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• BL 6 inch gun Mk II – VI
  ...IV gun on [[disappearing gun|disappearing carriage]] at [[Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence|Lei Yue Mun Fort]], Hong Kong ...icon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]
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• BL 7.5 inch Mk II – V naval gun
  ...n=Turrets for [[HMS Shannon (1906)|HMS ''Shannon'']] under construction at the Vickers Works, Barrow ...icon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]
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• BL 7.5 inch Mk I naval gun
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]] <!-- Artillery specifications -->
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• BL 7.5 inch Mk VI naval gun
  |caption=''Hawkins'' class cruisers were the only ships mounting BL 7.5 inch Mk VI guns. ...icon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]
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• BL 8 inch Mk I – VII naval gun
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]] ...required for) Laid on the Table by the Hon. Mr Ballance, with the Leave of the House.]</ref>
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• BL 8 inch Mk VIII naval gun
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]] |used_by={{navy|United Kingdom}}<br>{{navy|Australia}}
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• BL 9.2 inch Mk XI naval gun
  |caption=Aft guns of [[HMS Defence (1907)|HMS ''Defence'']] trained to port ...1920<ref>1908 - 1920 : Dates of commissioning and scrapping of the ships. The guns were not used again after removal.</ref>
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• BL 9.2 inch gun Mk IX – X
  ...mpany|Elswick]] in 1901, on [[Rottnest Island]], Western Australia. It has the distinctive box-shaped gunhouse widely used with it in [[World War II]] |origin= [[United Kingdom]]
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• BL 9.2 inch gun Mk I – VII
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]] ...ns barrel & breech;<br>Mk V - VII : 22 tons<ref name=Gunnery1902>Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII Page 336</ref>
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• BL 9.2 inch naval gun Mk VIII
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]] |weight=25 tons barrel & breech<ref name=Gunnery1902>Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII Page 336</ref>
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