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Gonzalez Hontoria de 14 cm mod 1883
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The Gonzalez Hontoria de 14 cm mod 1883 was a Spanish naval gun developed in the late 1800s that armed a variety of warships of the Spanish Navy during the Spanish–American War.
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![]() Hontoria 140 cm gun at the Naval Support Facility Anacostia, Washington, D.C. From the Spanish armored cruiser Almirante Oquendo captured at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. | |
Type | Naval gun Coastal artillery |
Place of origin | Spain |
Service history | |
In service | 1886–1923 |
Used by | Spain |
Wars | Spanish–American War |
Production history | |
Designed | 1883 |
Produced | 1886 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4.4 t (4.9 short tons) |
Length | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
Barrel length | 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) 35 caliber |
Height | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
Shell | Separate loading 16.4 kg (36 lb) smokeless powder bagged charge and projectile |
Shell weight | 20.6–39 kg (45–86 lb) |
Caliber | 140 mm (5.5 in) |
Breech | Interrupted screw |
Elevation | -10° to +25° |
Muzzle velocity | 597 m/s (1,960 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 10.8 km (6.7 mi) at +17.5°[1] |
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