The BL 13.5-inch Mk VI gun was a British heavy naval gun, originally ordered by the Ottoman Navy to equip its Reşadiye-classdreadnoughts around 1911. The one ship completed was seized by the British Government when World War I began in August 1914 and became HMS Erin. Only 10 guns were built, to a design similar to that of their 45-calibreBL 13.5-inch Mk V naval gun. The smaller chamber in the Mk VI gun meant that less propellant could be used which reduced muzzle velocity by 55 ft/s (17 m/s) and range by 630 yards (580 m). Designed by Vickers, they manufactured the guns of X and Y turrets, while Elswick Ordnance Company manufactured the guns of A, B, and Q turrets.
Campbell, N.J.M. (1981). "British Naval Guns 1880–1945, Number Two". In Roberts, John (ed.). Warship V. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-244-7.
Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN978-1-84832-100-7
Johnson and Buxton (2013). The Battleship Builders. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN978-1-84832-093-2
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13.5-inch Mk VI on Navweaps
January 01, 1970
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