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Naval
Historical Center #NH 63077. Cropped by author.
| Bore |
15" 381 mm |
| Ammunition type |
APC shell with separate bagged
propellant. HE, time fused HE, and CPC shells were also available. |
|
Projectile weight |
1938 lbs 879 kg |
|
Velocity |
2458 feet per second 749 m/s |
|
Maximum
elevation |
30 degrees |
|
Range |
33,550 yards 30,680 meters |
|
Firing cycle |
30 seconds |
This gun dated to 1911 and performed
very well in the First
World War. It was still the main armament of the majority of British battleships
in 1941, particularly the older battleships sent to the Far East during
the
Pacific War. Five shore-mounted guns were part of the Singapore coastal batteries.
References
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