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could theoretically range to 37,870 yards (34,630 m) while using supercharges at a gun elevation of 30°. Coastal artillery mountings with higher elevations could reach 44,150 yards (40,370 m). The Mk I mounting had a revolving weight of 750 tons (1915) and 785 tons (1935). The Mk I (N) had
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of 2,450 ft/s (750 m/s) (4 crh shell), 2,640 ft/s (6 crh shell) with supercharge. Weight of shell: 1,920 lbs (4 AP crh shell), 1,938 lbs (6 crh AP shell – 1937). Weight of charge: 428 lbs cordite, 490 lbs cordite for supercharge. The firing life of a 15-inch gun was approximately 335
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long (i.e., length of bore was 15 in x 42 = 630 in) and was referred to as "15 inch/42". Overall length of gun: 650.4 inches, Weight of gun, excluding breech mechanism: 97 tons 3cwt. Weight of breech mechanism: 2 tons 17cwt. Rifling: polygroove, 76 grooves, uniform right-hand twist of one
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leading up to World War I. Due to the urgency of the times, the normally slow and cautious prototype and testing stages of a new gun's development were bypassed, and it was ordered straight from the drawing board. Despite its hurried development process, the gun met all expectations and was a
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competitive battleship main armament throughout both World Wars. According to an
American report produced after World War II, the British 15 inch Mk I was the most reliable and accurate battleship main armament of the war, though other guns and mountings had superior individual features.
258:. It was the first British 15-inch (380 mm) gun design and the most widely used and longest lasting of any British designs, and arguably the most successful heavy gun ever developed by the
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All shipboard mounts of the gun were in twin turrets. All mountings were designated Mk I, with an as-built maximum elevation of 20°, though some were subject to later modifications. HMS
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186 guns were manufactured between 1912 and 1918. They were removed from ships, refurbished, and rotated back into other ships over their lifetime.
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converted to Mk I (N), with additional armour, designated: Mk I (N) (RP12). The turret supports were designed to withstand supercharge firings.
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In World War II the gun was responsible for the longest range shell-hit ever scored by one battleship on another in combat. At the
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s main 225mm armour belt was twice penetrated by 15-inch shells, which destroyed its fighting and steaming abilities.
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The BL 15-inch Mk I, designed by
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in 1916, scoring hits out to 19,500 yards (17,800 m), a record for naval gunnery at that time.
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however, had its guns in a unique mounting, designated Mk II. Incorporating experience from the
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1189:"Closing the breech of a 15 inch gun at Explosion!" The Museum of Naval Firepower, Gosport, UK
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Animation representing the loading cycle of the Mark I turret for the BL 15 inch Mark I.
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full charge firings using standard charges, after which it had to be re-lined.
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An AP shell in the process of being hoisted to the gun breech, Singapore 1940
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battleships (Five ships with eight guns each – 3 ships converted to Mk I (N))
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battlecruisers (Two ships with six guns each – 1 ship converted to Mk I (N))
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These guns were used on several classes of battleships from 1914 until
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One of
Singapore's 15 inch coastal defence guns elevated for firing
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a revolving weight of 815 tons; the Mk I (N) RP12 mounts of HMS
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2,450–2,640 feet per second (750–800 m/s), with supercharge
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with her first salvo at 26,400 yards (24,100 m). In the
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had a revolving weight of 855 tons. The Mk II mounts of HMS
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Forward BL 15-inch Mark I (N) mounts of the battlecruiser
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The BL 15-inch Mark I gun proved its effectiveness at the
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BL 15-inch Mk I naval guns firing, interwar view of a
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1148:H.M.S. Warspite: The Story of a Famous Battleship
574:– battleship (Eight guns in mountings taken from
2292:World War II naval weapons of the United Kingdom
2287:World War I naval weapons of the United Kingdom
881:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
771:(left gun) and the other originally mounted in
586:was unique among British battleships in having
492:Warships armed with the BL 15-inch Mark I gun:
1131:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1098:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
538:battlecruisers (Two ships with four guns each)
289:. It was specifically intended to arm the new
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1183:Images from the Vickers Photographic Archives
511:battleships (Five ships with eight guns each)
8:
1200:Twentieth century British coast defence guns
529:– battlecruiser (Eight guns, Mk II mounting)
1146:Roskill, Captain Stephen Wentworth (1974).
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485:, the last battleship to be built for the
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565:monitors (Two ships with two guns each)
556:monitors (Two ships with two guns each)
547:monitors (Two ships with two guns each)
403:gained a hit on the Italian battleship
275:Diagram showing gun barrel construction
1112:Jordan, John and Dumas, Robert (2009)
839:108 lb Cordite cartridge ¼ charge
785:(right gun), are mounted outside the
7:
1173:Information at Naval Weapons website
360:had a revolving weight of 860 tons.
16:British naval gun produced 1912–1918
1127:Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1976).
590:(RPC) for her main battery turrets.
14:
2250:5-inch 51 caliber Mark 8 gun (US)
2245:4-inch 50 caliber Mark 9 gun (US)
1116:, Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley.
1079:. Tynemouth: World Ship Society.
2297:Naval guns of the United Kingdom
638:, trained forward to port – 1926
31:
1150:. London: Futura Publications.
960:Raven and Roberts, pp. 411, 423
720:William Beardmore & Company
2113:.50 Vickers Mk III machine gun
2062:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk VIII
1422:QF 14-pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt
1058:British Battleships, 1919–1939
849:AP shell and cap, as fired by
237:Maximum firing range
128:
1:
1096:Naval Weapons of World War II
856:into Genoa on 9 February 1941
665:Two 15-inch guns outside the
1583:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk II
1114:French Battleships 1922–1956
764:Two guns, one formerly from
631:'X' turret (Mk II mount) of
25:BL 15-inch Mark I naval gun
2257:depth charge projector (US)
2029:QF 4-inch Mk XII & XXII
1995:QF 4.7-inch Mk IX & XII
1427:QF 14-pounder Mk I & II
1342:EOC 12-inch 45 cal. Mk XIII
1023:Jordan and Dumas, pp. 77-82
287:BL 13.5-inch Mk V naval gun
256:BL 13.5-inch Mk V naval gun
155:650.4 inches (16.52 m)
2318:
2240:3-inch 50 caliber gun (US)
2235:3-inch 23 caliber gun (US)
1670:Spherical Mk I, II and III
1503:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk II
1337:BL 12-inch Mk XI & XII
607:Five guns were mounted in
319:turn in 30 calibres. This
192:1,938 pounds (879 kg)
181:separate charges and shell
166:630 inches (16 m) L42
147:100 long tons (100 t)
2019:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk V
1960:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk V
1075:Buxton, Ian Lyon (1978).
1032:Raven and Roberts, p. 326
996:Raven and Roberts, p. 423
987:Raven and Roberts, p. 226
951:Raven and Roberts, p. 411
170:
60:Place of origin
30:
1609:.303 Vickers machine gun
1482:BL 7.5-inch Mk II – Mk V
1362:EOC 14-inch 45 cal. Mk I
978:Raven and Roberts, p. 65
942:Raven and Roberts, p. 17
893:Cannone navale da 381/40
692:Elswick Ordnance Company
2218:Foreign-sourced weapons
1477:BL 6-inch Mk XIII-XVIII
1312:Vickers 10-inch 45 cal.
1094:Campbell, John (1985).
793:World War II ammunition
734:Coventry Ordnance Works
445:and the new battleship
411:Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
202:15-inch (381.0 mm)
2165:Anti-submarine weapons
2108:.303 Lewis machine gun
1877:Secondary armament and
1689:Anti-submarine weapons
1624:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
1614:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
1532:Merchant ship armament
1496:small cruiser armament
1405:Secondary armament and
1347:BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV
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754:Vickers, Son and Maxim
684:
669:; the nearer gun from
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218:Rate of fire
212:46 inches (1.2 m)
37:As mounted on monitor
2204:Vickers K machine gun
2039:Anti-aircraft weapons
1796:naval weapons of the
1539:QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV
1238:naval weapons of the
933:John Campbell, p. 25.
895:– Italian counterpart
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778:, but later moved to
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489:, completed in 1946.
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364:In service employment
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2192:Small craft armament
2173:depth charge thrower
2118:QF 3-pounder Vickers
2047:Unrotated projectile
1794:British Commonwealth
1619:QF 3-pounder Vickers
1457:QF 6-inch Mk I – III
1417:QF 12-pounder 18 cwt
1056:Burt, R. A. (2012).
889:– German counterpart
844:AP shell Mk XXII BNT
588:remote power control
228:Muzzle velocity
2261:Mark 8 torpedo (US)
2092:QF 4.7-inch Mk VIII
1955:QF 6-pounder 10 cwt
1752:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
1726:Type G Depth charge
1721:Type F Depth charge
1716:Type E Depth charge
1711:Type D Depth charge
1706:Type C Depth charge
1701:Type B Depth charge
1696:Type A Depth charge
1642:18-inch Mk V – VIII
1317:EOC 10-inch 45 cal.
1262:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
1041:Ian Buxton, p. 179.
887:38 cm SK L/45 "Max"
787:Imperial War Museum
706:Armstrong Whitworth
667:Imperial War Museum
617:Buona Vista Battery
604:throughout the war.
222:2 rounds per minute
1919:BL 6-inch Mk XXIII
1575:Anti-aircraft guns
1357:BL 13.5-inch Mk VI
1322:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
1277:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
1272:BL 9.2-inch Mk XII
917:Ian Buxton, p. 181
875:List of naval guns
833:
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394:Battle of Calabria
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314:The barrel was 42
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107:Production history
2282:Coastal artillery
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2000:QF 4.7-inch Mk XI
1990:BL 4.7-inch Mk II
1914:BL 6-inch Mk XXII
1868:BL 8-inch Mk VIII
1863:BL 7.5-inch Mk VI
1760:
1759:
1736:7.5-inch howitzer
1675:Vickers Elia mine
1544:QF 4.7-inch Mk V*
1513:BL 4-inch Mk VIII
1396:BL 9.2-inch Mk XI
1352:BL 13.5-inch Mk V
1257:BL 9.2-inch Mk VI
1122:978 1 59114 416 8
1067:978-1-59114-052-8
866:
865:
758:Barrow-in-Furness
744:Royal Gun Factory
676:, the other from
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595:Coastal batteries
387:Battle of Jutland
342:Battle of Jutland
252:BL 15-inch Mark I
248:
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2302:380 mm artillery
2199:Molins 6-pounder
2082:QF 4-inch Mk XVI
2072:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
2052:Holman Projector
2024:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
1980:QF 4-inch Mk XIX
1975:QF 4-inch Mk XVI
1909:BL 6-inch Mk XII
1798:Second World War
1787:
1780:
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1588:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
1565:QF 4-inch Mk XII
1523:BL 4.7-inch Mk I
1508:QF 4-inch Mk III
1472:BL 6-inch Mk XII
1462:BL 6-inch Mk VII
1452:BL 5.5-inch Mk I
1437:BL 4-inch Mk VII
1432:QF 4-inch Mk III
1391:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
1386:BL 7.5-inch Mk I
1377:Armoured cruiser
1327:BL 12-inch Mk IX
1282:BL 14-inch Mk II
1267:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
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2004:
1970:BL 4-inch Mk IX
1965:QF 4-inch Mk IV
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1467:BL 6-inch Mk XI
1447:BL 4-inch Mk IX
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1371:
1367:BL 15-inch Mk I
1332:BL 12-inch Mk X
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1293:BL 18-inch Mk I
1288:BL 15-inch Mk I
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1240:First World War
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298:naval arms race
292:Queen Elizabeth
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73:In service
68:Service history
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2136:21-inch Mk VII
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2057:20 mm Oerlikon
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2276:Categories
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775:Resolution
714:Manchester
657:Production
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430:Resolution
260:Royal Navy
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332:Mounting
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120:Produced
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