BL 10 inch/45
The EOC 10-inch 45 calibre gun were various similar 10-inch naval guns designed and manufactured by Elswick Ordnance Company to equip ships they built and/or armed for several countries before World War I.
Also recorded as EOC BL 10 inch/45 gun · 10"/45 BL · 10 inch 45 caliber breech-loading rifle · 254L45 BL
BL 10 inch/45
- Name
- EOC 10 inch 45-calibre naval gun
- Field
- BL 10 inch
- Region
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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The EOC 10-inch 45 calibre gun were various similar 10-inch naval guns designed and manufactured by Elswick Ordnance Company to equip ships they built and/or armed for several countries before World War I.
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• Name — EOC 10 inch 45-calibre naval gun • Type — Naval gun • Origin — United Kingdom • Is Ranged — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Is Uk — yes • Service — 1904–45 • Used By — Italy Japan United Kingdom • Wars — World War I World War II • Designer — Elswick Ordnance Company • Weight — 34.5 tons • Part Length — 37 ft (45 cal) • Caliber — 10 in • Cartridge — 500 lb • Velocity — UK: 2625 ft/s Italy: 850 m/s • Max Range — UK: 18850 yd Italy: 25000 m @ 25° • Elevation — -5° to +25°
Italian service
Italian service
Elswick supplied later, more powerful "Pattern W" models of its 10 inch 45-calibre guns for the armoured cruisers. In Italian service these were known as the Cannone da 254/45 A Modello 1906.
Japanese service
Japanese service
The Kashima had a secondary armament of four single-gun turrets positioned on each side of the ships superstructure. In Japanese service these guns were known as 10-inch/45 Type 41 naval guns.
UK service
UK service
Elswick supplied 5 of their 10-inch 45-calibre guns for use on the battleship Constitución that they were building for Chile. Britain took the ship over in 1903 as HMS Swiftsure, and the guns were designated BL 10 inch Mk VI in UK service. These guns fired a 500 lb projectile using 146 lb of cordite MD propellant.
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The following is established of the heading itself. Classified as a BL 10 inch. Associated with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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BL 10 inch/45 is associated with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Tables de concordance des ères chrétienne et hégirienne / H.G. Institutional cataloguing adds that bL 10 inch/45 is recorded as a kind of BL 10 inch.
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- 1.Cita web http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_10-45_mk6-7.htm Mark VI - da NavWeaps
- 2.Treatise on Ammunition, 10th edition 1915
- 3.Cita web http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNIT_10-45_M1908.htm Mod. 1907 -- da NavWeaps
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This entry is compiled from 4 catalogued sources across 4 independent registers. The registers consulted are Wikidata, Wellcome Collection, National Library of Medicine and Wikipedia. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.
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