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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.
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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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battleships as part of the
British response to the new generation of Dreadnought battleships Germany was building, during the
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Two coastal guns ("Clem" and "Jane") were mounted near
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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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1200:"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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33,550 yards (30,680 m) (Mk XVIIB or Mk XXII streamlined shell @ 30°) HMS
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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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1159:H.M.S. Warspite: The Story of a Famous Battleship
585:– battleship (Eight guns in mountings taken from
2303:World War II naval weapons of the United Kingdom
2298:World War I naval weapons of the United Kingdom
892:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
782:(left gun) and the other originally mounted in
597:was unique among British battleships in having
503:Warships armed with the BL 15-inch Mark I gun:
1142:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1109:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
549:battlecruisers (Two ships with four guns each)
300:. It was specifically intended to arm the new
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1194:Images from the Vickers Photographic Archives
522:battleships (Five ships with eight guns each)
8:
1211:Twentieth century British coast defence guns
540:– battlecruiser (Eight guns, Mk II mounting)
1157:Roskill, Captain Stephen Wentworth (1974).
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576:monitors (Two ships with two guns each)
567:monitors (Two ships with two guns each)
558:monitors (Two ships with two guns each)
414:gained a hit on the Italian battleship
286:Diagram showing gun barrel construction
1123:Jordan, John and Dumas, Robert (2009)
850:108 lb Cordite cartridge ¼ charge
796:(right gun), are mounted outside the
7:
1184:Information at Naval Weapons website
371:had a revolving weight of 860 tons.
27:British naval gun produced 1912–1918
1138:Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1976).
601:(RPC) for her main battery turrets.
25:
2261:5-inch 51 caliber Mark 8 gun (US)
2256:4-inch 50 caliber Mark 9 gun (US)
1127:, Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley.
1090:. Tynemouth: World Ship Society.
2308:Naval guns of the United Kingdom
649:, trained forward to port – 1926
42:
1161:. London: Futura Publications.
971:Raven and Roberts, pp. 411, 423
731:William Beardmore & Company
2124:.50 Vickers Mk III machine gun
2073:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk VIII
1433:QF 14-pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt
1069:British Battleships, 1919–1939
860:AP shell and cap, as fired by
248:Maximum firing range
139:
1:
1107:Naval Weapons of World War II
867:into Genoa on 9 February 1941
676:Two 15-inch guns outside the
1594:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk II
1125:French Battleships 1922–1956
775:Two guns, one formerly from
642:'X' turret (Mk II mount) of
36:BL 15-inch Mark I naval gun
2268:depth charge projector (US)
2040:QF 4-inch Mk XII & XXII
2006:QF 4.7-inch Mk IX & XII
1438:QF 14-pounder Mk I & II
1353:EOC 12-inch 45 cal. Mk XIII
1034:Jordan and Dumas, pp. 77-82
298:BL 13.5-inch Mk V naval gun
267:BL 13.5-inch Mk V naval gun
166:650.4 inches (16.52 m)
2329:
2251:3-inch 50 caliber gun (US)
2246:3-inch 23 caliber gun (US)
1681:Spherical Mk I, II and III
1514:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk II
1348:BL 12-inch Mk XI & XII
618:Five guns were mounted in
330:turn in 30 calibres. This
203:1,938 pounds (879 kg)
192:separate charges and shell
177:630 inches (16 m) L42
158:100 long tons (100 t)
2030:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk V
1971:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk V
1086:Buxton, Ian Lyon (1978).
1043:Raven and Roberts, p. 326
1007:Raven and Roberts, p. 423
998:Raven and Roberts, p. 226
962:Raven and Roberts, p. 411
181:
71:Place of origin
41:
18:BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun
1620:.303 Vickers machine gun
1493:BL 7.5-inch Mk II – Mk V
1373:EOC 14-inch 45 cal. Mk I
989:Raven and Roberts, p. 65
953:Raven and Roberts, p. 17
904:Cannone navale da 381/40
703:Elswick Ordnance Company
2229:Foreign-sourced weapons
1488:BL 6-inch Mk XIII-XVIII
1323:Vickers 10-inch 45 cal.
1105:Campbell, John (1985).
804:World War II ammunition
745:Coventry Ordnance Works
456:and the new battleship
422:Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
213:15-inch (381.0 mm)
2176:Anti-submarine weapons
2119:.303 Lewis machine gun
1888:Secondary armament and
1700:Anti-submarine weapons
1635:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
1625:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
1543:Merchant ship armament
1507:small cruiser armament
1416:Secondary armament and
1358:BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV
843:
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765:Vickers, Son and Maxim
695:
680:; the nearer gun from
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393:
322:
288:
229:Rate of fire
223:46 inches (1.2 m)
48:As mounted on monitor
2215:Vickers K machine gun
2050:Anti-aircraft weapons
1807:naval weapons of the
1550:QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV
1249:naval weapons of the
944:John Campbell, p. 25.
906:– Italian counterpart
842:
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789:, but later moved to
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500:, completed in 1946.
477:
387:
375:In service employment
318:
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2203:Small craft armament
2184:depth charge thrower
2129:QF 3-pounder Vickers
2058:Unrotated projectile
1805:British Commonwealth
1630:QF 3-pounder Vickers
1468:QF 6-inch Mk I – III
1428:QF 12-pounder 18 cwt
1067:Burt, R. A. (2012).
900:– German counterpart
855:AP shell Mk XXII BNT
599:remote power control
239:Muzzle velocity
2272:Mark 8 torpedo (US)
2103:QF 4.7-inch Mk VIII
1966:QF 6-pounder 10 cwt
1763:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
1737:Type G Depth charge
1732:Type F Depth charge
1727:Type E Depth charge
1722:Type D Depth charge
1717:Type C Depth charge
1712:Type B Depth charge
1707:Type A Depth charge
1653:18-inch Mk V – VIII
1328:EOC 10-inch 45 cal.
1273:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
1052:Ian Buxton, p. 179.
898:38 cm SK L/45 "Max"
798:Imperial War Museum
717:Armstrong Whitworth
678:Imperial War Museum
628:Buona Vista Battery
615:throughout the war.
233:2 rounds per minute
1930:BL 6-inch Mk XXIII
1586:Anti-aircraft guns
1368:BL 13.5-inch Mk VI
1333:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
1288:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
1283:BL 9.2-inch Mk XII
928:Ian Buxton, p. 181
886:List of naval guns
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613:cross-Channel fire
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405:Battle of Calabria
394:
325:The barrel was 42
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118:Production history
2293:Coastal artillery
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2011:QF 4.7-inch Mk XI
2001:BL 4.7-inch Mk II
1925:BL 6-inch Mk XXII
1879:BL 8-inch Mk VIII
1874:BL 7.5-inch Mk VI
1771:
1770:
1747:7.5-inch howitzer
1686:Vickers Elia mine
1555:QF 4.7-inch Mk V*
1524:BL 4-inch Mk VIII
1407:BL 9.2-inch Mk XI
1363:BL 13.5-inch Mk V
1268:BL 9.2-inch Mk VI
1133:978 1 59114 416 8
1078:978-1-59114-052-8
877:
876:
769:Barrow-in-Furness
755:Royal Gun Factory
687:, the other from
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606:Coastal batteries
398:Battle of Jutland
353:Battle of Jutland
263:BL 15-inch Mark I
259:
258:
16:(Redirected from
2320:
2313:380 mm artillery
2210:Molins 6-pounder
2093:QF 4-inch Mk XVI
2083:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
2063:Holman Projector
2035:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
1991:QF 4-inch Mk XIX
1986:QF 4-inch Mk XVI
1920:BL 6-inch Mk XII
1809:Second World War
1798:
1791:
1784:
1775:
1599:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
1576:QF 4-inch Mk XII
1534:BL 4.7-inch Mk I
1519:QF 4-inch Mk III
1483:BL 6-inch Mk XII
1473:BL 6-inch Mk VII
1463:BL 5.5-inch Mk I
1448:BL 4-inch Mk VII
1443:QF 4-inch Mk III
1402:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
1397:BL 7.5-inch Mk I
1388:Armoured cruiser
1338:BL 12-inch Mk IX
1293:BL 14-inch Mk II
1278:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
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1088:Big Gun Monitors
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2152:21-inch Mk VIII
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2015:
1981:BL 4-inch Mk IX
1976:QF 4-inch Mk IV
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1529:QF 4-inch Mk IV
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1478:BL 6-inch Mk XI
1458:BL 4-inch Mk IX
1417:
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1378:BL 15-inch Mk I
1343:BL 12-inch Mk X
1308:
1304:BL 18-inch Mk I
1299:BL 15-inch Mk I
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1251:First World War
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509:Queen Elizabeth
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390:Queen Elizabeth
382:
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336:muzzle velocity
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309:naval arms race
303:Queen Elizabeth
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84:In service
79:Service history
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2197:
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2167:24.5-inch Mk I
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2147:21-inch Mk VII
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2088:QF 4-inch Mk V
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2068:20 mm Oerlikon
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1601:
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1590:
1588:
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1940:Minesweeper
1915:BL 5.5-inch
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1691:Type H mine
1016:Burt, p. 73
800:in London.
563:Marshal Ney
334:fired at a
142: built
104:World War I
2287:Categories
1855:BL 16-inch
1850:BL 15-inch
1845:BL 14-inch
1826:BL 15-inch
1295:(US built)
911:References
786:Resolution
725:Manchester
668:Production
587:Courageous
545:Courageous
498:Royal Navy
464:Dunkerque'
441:Resolution
271:Royal Navy
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2021:Submarine
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87:1915–1959
65:Naval gun
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411:Warspite
365:Vanguard
359:Vanguard
343:Mounting
327:calibres
253:Vanguard
131:Produced
123:Designed
112:Cold War
1953:Frigate
1817:Monitor
1259:Monitor
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209:Calibre
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277:Design
219:Recoil
200:weight
172:Barrel
163:Length
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52:Terror
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1944:Sloop
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198:Shell
188:Shell
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1955:and
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