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BL 7.5 inch Mk I naval gun

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Type
  
Naval gun

In service
  
1905–20

Designer
  
Vickers

Place of origin
  
United Kingdom

Used by
  
Royal Navy

Designed
  
circa. 1901

BL 7.5-inch Mk I naval 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.

History

This gun was only mounted on Devonshire class cruisers commissioned in 1905, and was quickly superseded by the 50-calibre 7.5 inch Mk II gun.

References

BL 7.5-inch Mk I naval gun Wikipedia