BL 7.5 inch Mk I gun
The BL 7.5-inch gun Mk I was a British 45-calibre, medium-velocity, naval gun which entered service with the Royal Navy in 1905.
BL 7.5 inch Mk I gun
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- Ordnance BL 7.5-inch gun Mk I
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- BL 7.5 inch gun · naval artillery
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- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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The BL 7.5-inch gun Mk I was a British 45-calibre, medium-velocity, naval gun which entered service with the Royal Navy in 1905.
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• Name — Ordnance BL 7.5-inch gun Mk I • Origin — United Kingdom • Type — Naval gun • Is Ranged — YES • Is Artillery — YES • Is Uk — YES • Service — 1905–1922 • Used By — Royal Navy • Wars — World War I • Designer — Vickers • Design Date — circa. 1901 • Manufacturer — Vickers • Production Date — 1905 • Number — 33 • Weight — 13.7 LT • Part Length — 28 ft bore (45 calibres) • Cartridge — 200 lb • Caliber — 7.5 in • Rate — 4-5 rpm • Velocity — 2700 ft/s • Range — 7.9 mi at 15° • Breech — Welin breech block • Elevation — -5° to +15°
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This gun was only mounted on Devonshire class cruisers commissioned in 1905, and was quickly superseded by the 50-calibre 7.5-inch Mk II gun.
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- 1.2700 ft/sec firing a 200-pound projectile: Brasseys Naval Annual 1902 using 61 lb cordite MD size 26 propellant : Treatise on Ammunition 1915
- 2.Friedman, Norman. Naval weapons of World War One. Seaforth. 2011-01-01. 978-1-84832-100-7.
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