EOC 14-inch 45-calibre naval gun
Elswick 14 inch 45-calibre naval gun | |
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c.r.h.) | |
Calibre | 14-inch (355.6 mm) |
Elevation | Naval: 0° - 20° Railway: 0 - 40° |
Muzzle velocity | 2,450 ft/s (747 m/s) (1,586 lb shell); 2,600 ft/s (792 m/s) (1,400 lb shell) |
The BL 14 inch 45 calibre gun were various similar naval guns designed and manufactured by
Armstrong-Whitworth built and/or armed for several countries before World War I
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History
When
HMS Canada
and served in the Royal Navy in World War I, with its guns designated BL 14 inch Mk I.
After World War I the battleship was sold to Chile as Almirante Latorre as originally intended.
Railway guns
Elswick built several guns for Japan which went into British service as railway guns in World War I under the designation BL 14 inch Mk III. They were similar to but lighter than Mk I, and were modified to give similar performance as Mk I.
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- 14"/45 caliber gunUS equivalent
- Vickers 14 inch/45 naval gun Vickers/Japanese equivalent
Notes
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to EOC 14 inch /45 naval gun.
- Tony DiGiulian, British 14"/45 (35.6 cm) Marks I and III
- I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914-1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972.