270:
33:
290:, whose 25-pound (11 kg) shell had been considered insufficiently powerful for its intended role. The BL Mk VIII fired a 31-pound (14 kg) shell. It armed the following warships :
1094:
543:
643:
1089:
536:
738:
793:
663:
653:
573:
269:
881:
834:
628:
529:
363:
855:
798:
743:
707:
583:
824:
748:
287:
374:
352:
839:
678:
658:
633:
819:
733:
578:
303:
504:
HANDBOOK for the 4" Mark VII. and VIII. B.L. Guns 1913 (Corrected to
September 1913.) ADMIRALTY Gunnery Branch, G.8652/13
673:
638:
593:
712:
668:
860:
788:
778:
768:
753:
702:
258:
588:
490:
projectile, using 5 lb 4 oz cordite MD size 16 propellant. HANDBOOK for the 4" Mark VII. and VIII. B.L. Guns 1913.
428:
to denote marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. This was the eighth model of
British BL 4-inch gun.
1099:
876:
783:
763:
683:
648:
609:
604:
404:
386:
1052:
909:
758:
1068:
968:
963:
958:
340:
940:
930:
899:
598:
487:
355:
316:
250:
244:
203:
173:
169:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
986:
891:
328:
190:
991:
521:
935:
925:
773:
38:
1047:
996:
398:
307:
195:
163:
257:
gun in smaller ships whose decks could not support the strain of the heavier and more powerful
32:
564:
904:
693:
294:
275:
223:
552:
425:
1083:
724:
516:
619:
370:
254:
213:
89:
556:
85:
978:
143:
808:
346:
334:
322:
52:
503:
950:
180:
150:
268:
525:
477:
HANDBOOK for the 4" Mark VII. and VIII. B.L. Guns 1913
424:
Mark VIII = Mark 8. Mark XI = Mark 11. Britain used
362:
The gun was succeeded in its class from 1911 by the
1061:
1005:
977:
949:
918:
890:
869:
848:
807:
721:
692:
618:
563:
232:
222:
212:
202:
189:
179:
162:
142:
134:
129:
121:
108:
100:
95:
81:
71:
63:
58:
48:
23:
138:2,912 pounds (1,320 kg) (barrel & breech)
517:British 4"/40 (10.2 cm) BL Mark VIII and Mark XI
1095:World War I naval weapons of the United Kingdom
473:
471:
469:
467:
465:
537:
8:
455:
453:
451:
449:
447:
445:
544:
530:
522:
31:
20:
385:A Mark XI-variant was adapted to arm the
253:naval gun introduced in 1908 as an anti-
441:
417:
149:159.2 inches (4.044 m) bore (40
25:Ordnance BL-4-inch Mk VIII naval gun
7:
228:2,287 feet per second (697 m/s)
14:
1090:Naval guns of the United Kingdom
486:2287 ft/second firing a 31 lb 3
407:– firing slightly heavier shell
739:QF 14-pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt
249:was a British medium-velocity
233:Maximum firing range
109:
1:
900:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk II
744:QF 14-pounder Mk I & II
659:EOC 12-inch 45 cal. Mk XIII
236:10,210 yards (9,340 m)
1116:
987:Spherical Mk I, II and III
820:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk II
654:BL 12-inch Mk XI & XII
247:4-inch Mark VIII naval gun
168:31 pounds (14.06 kg)
405:10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun
157:
30:
926:.303 Vickers machine gun
799:BL 7.5-inch Mk II – Mk V
679:EOC 14-inch 45 cal. Mk I
185:4 inches (101.6 mm)
794:BL 6-inch Mk XIII-XVIII
629:Vickers 10-inch 45 cal.
373:many guns were used to
356:torpedo-boat destroyers
1006:Anti-submarine weapons
941:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
931:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
849:Merchant ship armament
813:small cruiser armament
722:Secondary armament and
664:BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV
286:The gun succeeded the
283:
214:Rate of fire
856:QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV
555:naval weapons of the
272:
198:, single-motion screw
936:QF 3-pounder Vickers
774:QF 6-inch Mk I – III
734:QF 12-pounder 18 cwt
358:(Australia) of 1910.
224:Muzzle velocity
1069:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
1043:Type G Depth charge
1038:Type F Depth charge
1033:Type E Depth charge
1028:Type D Depth charge
1023:Type C Depth charge
1018:Type B Depth charge
1013:Type A Depth charge
959:18-inch Mk V – VIII
634:EOC 10-inch 45 cal.
579:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
381:Mk XI submarine gun
892:Anti-aircraft guns
674:BL 13.5-inch Mk VI
639:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
594:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
589:BL 9.2-inch Mk XII
399:List of naval guns
387:K-class submarines
375:arm merchant ships
284:
96:Production history
1077:
1076:
1053:7.5-inch howitzer
992:Vickers Elia mine
861:QF 4.7-inch Mk V*
830:BL 4-inch Mk VIII
713:BL 9.2-inch Mk XI
669:BL 13.5-inch Mk V
574:BL 9.2-inch Mk VI
274:Breech of gun on
240:
239:
1107:
1100:100 mm artillery
905:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
882:QF 4-inch Mk XII
840:BL 4.7-inch Mk I
825:QF 4-inch Mk III
789:BL 6-inch Mk XII
779:BL 6-inch Mk VII
769:BL 5.5-inch Mk I
754:BL 4-inch Mk VII
749:QF 4-inch Mk III
708:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
703:BL 7.5-inch Mk I
694:Armoured cruiser
644:BL 12-inch Mk IX
599:BL 14-inch Mk II
584:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
546:
539:
532:
523:
515:Tony DiGiulian,
491:
484:
478:
475:
460:
457:
429:
422:
389:laid down 1915.
306:destroyers from
288:QF 4-inch Mk III
111:
35:
26:
21:
1115:
1114:
1110:
1109:
1108:
1106:
1105:
1104:
1080:
1079:
1078:
1073:
1057:
1001:
973:
945:
914:
886:
877:BL 4-inch Mk XI
865:
844:
835:QF 4-inch Mk IV
812:
803:
784:BL 6-inch Mk XI
764:BL 4-inch Mk IX
723:
717:
688:
684:BL 15-inch Mk I
649:BL 12-inch Mk X
614:
610:BL 18-inch Mk I
605:BL 15-inch Mk I
559:
557:First World War
550:
512:
500:
495:
494:
485:
481:
476:
463:
458:
443:
438:
433:
432:
423:
419:
414:
395:
383:
364:QF 4-inch Mk IV
313:(1908) onwards.
282:
267:
265:Mk VIII history
158:
125:Mk VIII – Mk XI
116:
76:
64:In service
59:Service history
44:
37:Forward gun of
24:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1113:
1111:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1082:
1081:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1071:
1065:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1009:
1007:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
994:
989:
983:
981:
975:
974:
972:
971:
966:
961:
955:
953:
947:
946:
944:
943:
938:
933:
928:
922:
920:
916:
915:
913:
912:
910:QF 4-inch Mk V
907:
902:
896:
894:
888:
887:
885:
884:
879:
873:
871:
870:Submarine guns
867:
866:
864:
863:
858:
852:
850:
846:
845:
843:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
816:
814:
805:
804:
802:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
759:QF 4-inch Mk V
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
730:
728:
719:
718:
716:
715:
710:
705:
699:
697:
690:
689:
687:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
625:
623:
616:
615:
613:
612:
607:
602:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
570:
568:
561:
560:
553:British Empire
551:
549:
548:
541:
534:
526:
520:
519:
511:
510:External links
508:
507:
506:
499:
496:
493:
492:
479:
461:
440:
439:
437:
434:
431:
430:
426:Roman numerals
416:
415:
413:
410:
409:
408:
401:
394:
391:
382:
379:
360:
359:
350:
338:
326:
314:
301:
300:laid down 1905
273:
266:
263:
238:
237:
234:
230:
229:
226:
220:
219:
216:
210:
209:
206:
200:
199:
193:
187:
186:
183:
177:
176:
174:Common lyddite
170:Common pointed
166:
160:
159:
155:
154:
147:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
130:Specifications
127:
126:
123:
119:
118:
113:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
93:
92:
83:
79:
78:
75:United Kingdom
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
36:
28:
27:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1112:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1087:
1085:
1070:
1067:
1066:
1064:
1060:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1004:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
984:
982:
980:
976:
970:
969:21-inch Mk IV
967:
965:
964:21-inch Mk II
962:
960:
957:
956:
954:
952:
948:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
923:
921:
919:Light weapons
917:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
897:
895:
893:
889:
883:
880:
878:
875:
874:
872:
868:
862:
859:
857:
854:
853:
851:
847:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
817:
815:
810:
806:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
731:
729:
727:main armament
726:
725:light cruiser
720:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
700:
698:
696:main armament
695:
691:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
626:
624:
622:main armament
621:
617:
611:
608:
606:
603:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
571:
569:
566:
562:
558:
554:
547:
542:
540:
535:
533:
528:
527:
524:
518:
514:
513:
509:
505:
502:
501:
497:
489:
483:
480:
474:
472:
470:
468:
466:
462:
456:
454:
452:
450:
448:
446:
442:
435:
427:
421:
418:
411:
406:
402:
400:
397:
396:
392:
390:
388:
380:
378:
376:
372:
367:
365:
357:
354:
351:
348:
345:
343:
339:
336:
333:
331:
327:
324:
321:
319:
315:
312:
311:
305:
302:
299:
298:
293:
292:
291:
289:
281:in March 1919
280:
279:
271:
264:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
246:
235:
231:
227:
225:
221:
217:
215:
211:
207:
205:
201:
197:
194:
192:
188:
184:
182:
178:
175:
171:
167:
165:
161:
156:
152:
148:
145:
141:
137:
133:
128:
124:
120:
114:
107:
103:
99:
94:
91:
87:
84:
80:
74:
70:
66:
62:
57:
54:
51:
47:
43:
42:
34:
29:
22:
16:
1062:Landing guns
1048:Cruiser Mine
829:
620:Capital ship
482:
420:
384:
371:World War II
368:
361:
341:
329:
317:
309:
304:Tribal-class
296:
285:
277:
255:torpedo boat
243:
241:
208:-10° to +20°
146: length
115:Mk VIII: 246
90:World War II
72:Used by
40:
15:
997:Type H mine
353:River-class
112: built
86:World War I
1084:Categories
601:(US built)
436:References
347:destroyers
335:destroyers
276:HMAS
251:wire-wound
951:Torpedoes
809:Destroyer
459:DiGiulian
323:destroyer
308:HMS
295:HMS
204:Elevation
117:Mk XI: 30
77:Australia
67:1908–1945
53:Naval gun
39:HMS
18:Naval gun
393:See also
151:calibres
122:Variants
101:Designed
41:Defender
565:Monitor
498:Sources
403:German
349:of 1910
342:Acheron
337:of 1910
325:of 1909
310:Saracen
218:6-8 RPM
181:Calibre
344:-class
332:-class
320:-class
318:Beagle
259:Mk VII
191:Breech
144:Barrel
979:Mines
412:Notes
330:Acorn
297:Swift
261:gun.
196:Welin
164:Shell
567:guns
278:Huon
242:The
135:Mass
104:1904
82:Wars
49:Type
811:and
488:CRH
369:In
110:No.
1086::
464:^
444:^
377:.
366:.
245:BL
172:,
88:–
545:e
538:t
531:v
153:)
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