The guns were mounted on the Powerful-classcruisers from 1897 until their decommissioning. After they were decommissioned some of the guns were used in coast defence in the UK, and from 1916 on one was mounted on the monitorHMS Marshal Ney.
^ abcdText Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII Page 336
^380 lb shell, with 63 lb cordite propellant size 40. Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII page 336; Treatise on Ammunition 1915.
^Mk VIII = Mark 8. Britain used Roman numerals to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Mark VIII indicates this was the eighth model of BL 9.2-inch naval gun.
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Text Book of Gunnery Archived 12 July 2012 at archive.today, 1902. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Harrison and Sons, St. Martin's Lane
Tony DiGiulian, British 9.2"/40 (23.4 cm) Mark VIII
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inch, viii, naval, designed, cordite, propellants, first, british, wire, wound, this, calibre, ordnance, inch, viii, guntypenaval, gunplace, originunited, kingdomservice, historyin, service1897, 1918used, byroyal, navyproduction, historyno, built6specification. The BL 9 2 inch Mk VIII naval gun 3 was designed for the new cordite propellants and was the first British wire wound gun of this calibre Ordnance BL 9 2 inch Mk VIII gunTypeNaval gunPlace of originUnited KingdomService historyIn service1897 1918Used byRoyal NavyProduction historyNo built6SpecificationsMass25 tons barrel amp breech 1 Barrel length368 7 inches 9 360 mm 40 08 calibres 1 Shell380 pounds 170 kg 1 Calibre9 2 inch 233 7 mm Muzzle velocity2 347 feet per second 715 m s 2 Maximum firing range12 400 yards 11 300 m 1 Contents 1 Naval service 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksNaval service editThe guns were mounted on the Powerful class cruisers from 1897 until their decommissioning After they were decommissioned some of the guns were used in coast defence in the UK and from 1916 on one was mounted on the monitor HMS Marshal Ney See also editList of naval gunsNotes edit a b c d Text Book of Gunnery 1902 Table XII Page 336 380 lb shell with 63 lb cordite propellant size 40 Text Book of Gunnery 1902 Table XII page 336 Treatise on Ammunition 1915 Mk VIII Mark 8 Britain used Roman numerals to denote Marks models of ordnance until after World War II Mark VIII indicates this was the eighth model of BL 9 2 inch naval gun References editText Book of Gunnery Archived 12 July 2012 at archive today 1902 London Printed for His Majesty s Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons St Martin s Lane Tony DiGiulian British 9 2 40 23 4 cm Mark VIIIExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to BL 9 2 inch Mk VIII naval gun Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BL 9 2 inch Mk VIII naval gun amp oldid 1058695354, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
