Type Naval gun In service 1897 - 1918 Number built 6 | Place of origin United Kingdom Used by Royal Navy | |
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Weight 25 tons barrel & breech | ||
The BL 9.2 inch naval gun Mk VIII was designed for the new cordite propellants and was the first British wire-wound gun of this calibre.
Naval service
It was mounted on the Powerful-class cruisers from 1897. After they were decommissioned some of the guns were used in coast defence in the UK, and from 1916 one was mounted on the monitor HMS Marshal Ney.
References
BL 9.2 inch naval gun Mk VIII Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA