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315:
400:" were developed which could rotate shells, allowing the deployment of a new range of studless ammunition. Thus, any particular gun potentially operated with a mix of studded and studless ammunition. The Mark VI high-angle gun had polygroove rifling, and was only able to fire studless ammunition, using a different automatic gas-check from the one used with Marks I-V.
369:
polygroove rifling : 27 grooves with a twist increasing from 1 turn in 100 calibres to 1 turn in 35 calibres after 49.5 in (126 cm). These guns fired a special 360 lb (160 kg) armour-piercing shell to a range of 10,500 yd (9.6 km) using a propellant charge of 14 lb (6.4 kg) Cordite Mk I size 7½, remained in service through
784:
first patented the concept of a central steel tube kept under compression by wrought-iron coils.. and that
Armstrong's assertion that he (Armstrong) first used a wrought-iron A-tube and hence did not infringe the patent, was disingenuous, as the main point in Treadwell's patent was the tension
368:
The idea behind these high-angle guns was that the high elevation gave the shell a steep angle of descent and hence enabled it to penetrate the lightly armoured decks of attacking ships rather than their heavily armoured sides. To increase accuracy the old barrels were relined and given modern
305:
Mark IV, introduced 1869, and V incorporated a thinner steel A tube and 2 breech coils. The explanation for separating the heavy breech coil of Mk III into a coiled breech piece covered by a breech coil was "the difficulty of ensuring the soundness of the interior of a large mass of iron".
297:
Mark II in 1866 incorporated the modified Fraser design. This was an economy measure, intended to reduce the costs incurred in building to the
Armstrong design. It incorporated fewer but heavier wrought-iron coils but retained the Armstrong forged breech-piece. Only 26 were made.
1466:
301:
Mark III in 1866–1867 eliminated the
Armstrong forged breech piece and hence fully implemented the Fraser economy design. It consisted of only 4 parts : steel A tube, cascabel, B tube and breech coil. 136 were made.
476:
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459:
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or shell, an early armour-piercing projectile for attacking armoured warships. A large battering charge of 50 lb (23 kg) P (pebble) or 43 lb (20 kg) R.L.G. (rifle large grain)
287:
was the
Woolwich pattern of a relatively small number of broad, rounded shallow grooves : there were 6 grooves, increasing from 0 to 1 turn in 45 calibres (i.e. 405 in (1,030 cm)).
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of the 1860s used as primary armament on smaller
British ironclad battleships and secondary armament on larger battleships, and also ashore for coast defence. It should not be confused with the
392:
The projectiles of RML 9 in (23 cm) guns Marks I-V (the
Woolwich rifled guns) had several rows of "studs" which engaged with the gun's rifling to impart spin. Sometime after 1878, "
421:
were fired with the standard full service charge of 30 lb (14 kg) R.L.G. gunpowder or 33 lb (15 kg) P (pebble) gunpowder, as for these velocity was not as important.
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method of a steel A tube surrounded by multiple thin wrought-iron coils which maintained the central A tube under compression, and a forged steel breech-piece. 190 were made.
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A Mark I, 9 in (23 cm) MLR Gun at the Middle North
Battery, Simonstown. Photograph taken just after gun was fired. Firing sand still in the barrel.
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1,420 feet/second firing 250-pound projectile with battering charge of 50 pound P (gunpowder). Treatise on
Construction of Service Ordnance 1877, page 348
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In the late 1880s and early 1890s a small number of guns were adapted as high-angle coast defence guns around
Britain : known battery locations were
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exerted by the wrought-iron coils, which
Armstrong used in exactly the same fashion. Holley, Treatise on Ordnance and Armour, 1865, pages 863–870
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902:" Handbook for the 9-inch rifled muzzle-loading gun of 12-tons Marks I to VIc", 1894, London. Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office
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250 lb projectile is quoted in 1877 Treatise on Ammunition; 253 lb 5 oz in Text Book of Gunnery 1887; 256 lb in Text Book of Gunnery 1902
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Some guns were bored out and relined in 10 in (25 cm) calibre. A battery of six such guns is known to have been mounted at
396:" were fitted to the bases of the studded shells, reducing wear on the guns and improving their range and accuracy. Subsequently, "
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Text Book of Gunnery, 1902. LONDON : PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE
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Text Book of Gunnery, 1887. LONDON : PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE
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to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Hence this article describes the six models of RML 9-inch guns.
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Treatise on the construction and manufacture of ordnance in the British service. War Office, UK, 1877
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882:& L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914–1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972.
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was used for the Palliser projectile to achieve maximum velocity and hence penetrating capability.
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Mark I Number 22 at Middle North Battery, Simon's Town, South Africa, and still being fired.
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A Mark III gun from the Needles Old Battery, now outside Southsea Castle, Portsmouth, UK
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Diagram of gun on Moncrieff disappearing mounting, at Victorian Forts website
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Treatise on Construction of Service Ordnance 1877, pages 92–93 and 277–280
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Diagram of gun on Casemate A Pivot mounting, at Victorian Forts website
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at York Redoubt National Historic Site, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mark I, introduced in 1865, incorporated the strong but expensive
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Diagrams showing the progressive changes in the gun's construction
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Diagram of gun on High Angle mounting, at Victorian Forts website
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The British Navy, Volume II. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1882
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Mark III and Mark IV guns Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, UK
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265:, used by the Dutch navy, the Spanish Navy, and other navies.
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No.s 1669 & 1675 at Fort Gellibrand, Victoria, Australia
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Diagram of gun on Dwarf A Pivot, at Victorian Forts website
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Treatise on Construction of Service Ordnance 1877, page 292
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Mark I – Mark VI = Mark 1 through to Mark 6. Britain used
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Treatise on Ammunition, 4th Edition 1887. War Office, UK.
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Treatise on Ammunition. 2nd Edition 1877. War Office, UK.
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Mk I–V : 250 to 256 pounds (113.4 to 116.1 kg)
46:
Restored Mark I, RML 9-inch 12-ton gun being fired at
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Diagram of gun on C Pivot, at Victorian Forts website
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Unit cost of ÂŁ739 17 shillings 8 pence is quoted in
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50:in 2014, with replica ammunition in the foreground
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732:Volume II, 1882, by Sir Thomas Brassey. Page 38
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141:ÂŁ1000 in 1875, ÂŁ740 in 1882 (ÂŁ94,000 in 2024)
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2041:Victorian-era weapons of the United Kingdom
890:published by D Van Nostrand, New York, 1865
373:and were not declared obsolete until 1922.
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209:Mk VI : 360 pounds (163.3 kg) AP
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576:Mark III gun, ex-Needles battery, now at
563:Mark I guns at Apostles Battery, St Lucia
896:High Angle Fire Mountings and Batteries
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600:, Alexander battery, St George, Bermuda
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806:Hogg & Thurston 1972, page 158-159
818:Treatise on Ammunition 1877, page 220
417:(i.e. ordinary explosive) shells and
7:
666:A gun at The Citadel, Quebec, Canada
239:1,420 feet per second (430 m/s)
452:Studded common shell with gas-check
384:, and six guns at Gharghur, Malta.
514:A severely corroded Mk III gun at
25:
1449:small arms & ordnance of the
403:The gun's primary projectile was
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888:A Treatise on Ordnance and Armor
614:Mark V Number 589, dated 1872 on
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715:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
532:Mark I Number 14, dated 1865 on
34:Ordnance RML 9-inch 12-ton gun
27:Rifled muzzle loading naval gun
1554:Pattern 1861 Enfield musketoon
598:Mark III Number 272 dated 1868
244:Maximum firing range
181:125 inches (3.2 m) (bore)
1:
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898:" at Victorian Forts website
554:Mark I Number 148 dated 1867
466:Studless common shell with
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1680:RML 7-pounder mountain gun
259:rifled muzzle-loading guns
247:9,919 yards (9,070 m)
229:None,loaded through muzzle
1814:BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
1791:RML 64-pounder 71 cwt gun
1781:RML 64-pounder 64 cwt gun
1685:RML 2.5-inch mountain gun
1341:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk I
1026:Smoothbore muzzle-loading
982:Smoothbore muzzle-loading
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109:Bombardment of Alexandria
68:Place of origin
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1892:BL 12-inch Mk I, VI, VII
1847:BL 6-inch Mk III, IV, VI
1736:& garrison artillery
1138:68-pounder Lancaster gun
885:Alexander Lyman Holley,
351:Verne High Angle Battery
321:Verne High Angle Battery
319:Former gun positions at
263:RML 9-inch Armstrong Gun
1837:QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt
1647:BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun
1477:Beaumont–Adams revolver
1336:QF 6-pounder Nordenfelt
1127:Rifled muzzle-loaders (
487:with rotating gas-check
438:without gas-check, 1872
170:156 inches (4.0 m)
1809:BL 5-inch gun Mk I – V
1497:Kerr's Patent revolver
1331:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
1326:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
1278:BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII
1118:RBL 7-inch 110-pounder
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219:9-inch (228.6 mm)
1934:10-inch 18 cwt mortar
1929:13-inch 36 cwt mortar
1819:BL 9.45-inch howitzer
1786:RML 64-pounder 58 cwt
1771:RML 25-pounder 18 cwt
1743:4.1-inch 'Long Cecil'
1714:RML 6.6-inch howitzer
1709:RML 6.3-inch howitzer
1637:RML 16-pounder 12 cwt
1610:SBML 9 pounder 13 cwt
1387:1-inch Nordenfelt gun
1293:BL 12-inch Mk I – VII
1189:RML 64-pounder 64 cwt
1171:Rifled muzzle-loaders
1161:RML 64-pounder 71 cwt
1148:Rifled muzzle-loaders
972:naval weapons of the
648:, Victoria, Australia
642:MK I No. 1670 of 1867
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18:RML 9 inch 12 ton gun
1724:BL 5.4-inch howitzer
1662:QF 1-pounder pom-pom
1632:RML 13-pounder 8 cwt
1549:Pattern 1853 Enfield
1268:BL 6-inch Mk II – VI
1263:BL 6-inch 80-pounder
1096:Rifled breechloaders
652:No.s 1679 & 1683
398:automatic gas-checks
361:at Bembridge on the
310:Mk VI high-angle gun
235:Muzzle velocity
1938:8-inch 9 cwt mortar
1804:RML 8-inch howitzer
1652:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
1642:BL 12-pounder 7 cwt
1627:RML 9-pounder 8 cwt
1472:1897 infantry sword
1283:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
1184:RML 9-pounder 8 cwt
842:4 December 2012 at
780:Holley states that
628:, Sydney, Australia
394:attached gas-checks
96:Australian Colonies
1776:RML 40-pounder gun
1756:SBML 8-inch 65 cwt
1719:BL 5-inch howitzer
1672:Mountain artillery
1544:Pattern 1851 Minié
1298:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
1224:RML 12-inch 35-ton
1219:RML 12-inch 25-ton
1063:13-inch Blomefield
1058:10-inch Blomefield
871:Sir Thomas Brassey
558:Fort St. Catherine
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500:List of naval guns
468:Rotating gas-check
359:Steynewood Battery
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115:Production history
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1998:0.45" Gatling gun
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1829:Coastal artillery
1657:BL 15-pounder gun
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1405:Whitehead torpedo
1318:Quick-firing guns
1086:24-pounder Millar
1081:12-pounder Millar
1001:32-pounder 55 cwt
638:, Halifax, Canada
622:Mark V Number 592
382:Rock of Gibraltar
378:Spy Glass Battery
338:Spy Glass Battery
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250:
84:1865–1922 (Mk VI)
63:Coast defence gun
16:(Redirected from
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2036:230 mm artillery
1976:Hales 24-pounder
1872:BL 8-inch Mk VII
1800:RML 6.6-inch gun
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1492:Enfield revolver
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1752:SBML 24-pounder
1748:SBBL 32-pounder
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1701:heavy artillery
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1603:Field Artillery
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1539:Brunswick rifle
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710:"RESOLUTION"
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636:York Redoubt
617:Saint Helena
603:Mark V gun,
578:Hurst Castle
535:Saint Helena
516:Hurst Castle
436:Common shell
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178: length
128:Manufacturer
99:Spanish Navy
89:Used by
48:Simon's Town
2003:Gardner gun
1946:War rockets
1902:RML 16-inch
1842:QF 4.7-inch
1584:Lee–Enfield
1579:Lee–Metford
1534:Baker rifle
1377:Gardner gun
1372:Gatling gun
1351:QF 4.7-inch
1234:RML 16-inch
1214:RML 11-inch
1209:RML 10-inch
1098:(Armstrong)
607:, Essex, UK
592:Fort Widley
371:World War I
340:, Gibraltar
257:were large
2025:Categories
1967:24-pounder
1961:12-pounder
1877:RML 9-inch
1867:RML 8-inch
1862:RML 7-inch
1857:RBL 7-inch
1766:RBL 7-inch
1529:Brown Bess
1487:Webley RIC
1288:BL 10-inch
1204:RML 9-inch
1199:RML 8-inch
1194:RML 7-inch
1028:shell guns
1011:68-pounder
996:24-pounder
991:18-pounder
696:References
626:South Head
388:Ammunition
93:Royal Navy
2008:Maxim gun
1955:6-pounder
1697:, medium,
1695:Howitzers
1594:Artillery
1397:Torpedoes
1356:QF 6-inch
1346:QF 4-inch
1273:BL 8-inch
1258:BL 5-inch
1253:BL 4-inch
1152:converted
1129:Lancaster
1073:Howitzers
880:I.V. Hogg
560:, Bermuda
483:Studless
409:gunpowder
327:, England
292:Armstrong
60:Naval gun
1965:Congreve
1959:Congreve
1953:Congreve
1459:Sidearms
1175:Woolwich
852:Archived
840:Archived
494:See also
434:Studded
355:Portland
325:Portland
206:Shrapnel
198:Palliser
146:Variants
120:Designed
1921:Mortars
1517:Muskets
1050:Mortars
984:cannons
549:Wicklow
380:on the
285:rifling
215:Calibre
149:Mk I–VI
1521:rifles
1035:8-inch
415:Common
269:Design
225:Breech
202:Common
176:Barrel
167:Length
1970:Boxer
1734:Siege
672:Notes
192:Shell
1699:and
1519:and
518:, UK
357:and
283:The
253:The
159:Mass
123:1865
105:Wars
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