BL 12 inch naval gun Mk VIII
- BL 12 inch naval gun Mk VIII
Infobox Weapon
name= Ordnance BL 12 inch gun Mk VIII
caption=Crewmen of HMS "Goliath" photographed before guns
origin= United Kingdom
type= Naval gun
is_ranged=YES
is_bladed=
is_explosive=
is_artillery=YES
is_vehicle=
is_UK=YES
service=1895 - 1910s
used_by=Royal Navy
wars=
designer=Woolwich Arsenal
design_date=
manufacturer=Vickers
production_date=
number=
variants=
weight=46 tons barrel & breech[Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII Page 336] ]
length=
part_length=convert|425.2|in|mm| (35.43 calibres)
width=
height=
crew=
cartridge= convert|850|lb|kg
caliber=convert|12|in|mm|sing=on|sigfig=4
action=
rate=
velocity= convert|2367|ft/s|m/s|sigfig=3 [850 lb shell, with 174 lb cordite propellant. Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII page 336]
range= convert|10000|yd|m
max_range=
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traverse=The BL 12 inch naval gun Mk VIII was one of the first large British naval guns designed for the higher pressures generated by the new cordite propellant, and Britain's first large wire-wound gun. It represented a major advance compared to previous British guns.
Naval service
The gun was installed on the "Majestic" class battleships from 1895 and "Canopus" class from 1899.
During World War I guns removed from the by-then obsolete "Majestic" class were mounted in "Lord Clive" class monitors for shore bombardment.
ee also
*List of artillery#Naval guns
Notes
References
* [http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/u?/p4013coll11,230 Text Book of Gunnery, 1902. LONDON : PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE]
* Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_12-35_mk8.htm British 12"/35 (30.5 cm) Mark VIII]
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