BL 9.2-inch Mk XI naval gun
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The BL 9.2-inch Mark XI gun[note 1] was a British 50 calibre high-velocity naval gun which was mounted as primary armament on armoured cruisers and secondary armament on pre-dreadnought battleships.
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BL 9.2-inch Mk XI gun | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1908 – 1920[1] |
Used by | United Kingdom |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | Vickers |
Designed | 1902[2] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 28 tons barrel & breech |
Barrel length | 38 ft 4 in (11.68 m) bore (50 cal) |
Shell | 380 pounds (172.4 kg) Lyddite, Armour-piercing, Shrapnel[3] |
Calibre | 9.2 inches (233.7 mm) |
Muzzle velocity | 2,875 ft/s (876 m/s)[4] |
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