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List of British naval forces military equipment of World War II

May 06, 2024

This is a list of the military equipment of the Royal Navy and other British naval forces of World War II. This list shows the equipment for British naval and naval aviation forces like naval artillery on board British ships and boats as well as the weapons used by British naval forces such as torpedoes and naval mines.

Naval artillery edit

Battleship and monitor main armament edit

 
The BL 14-inch Mark VII (preserved example at Fort Nelson, Hampshire) were only used on the five King George V-class battleships

Heavy cruiser main armament edit

Light cruiser main armament and battleship and heavy cruiser secondary armament edit

 
Inside a QF 5.25-inch gun turret on the battleship HMS King George V.

Small ship main armament edit

 
Diagram of QF 4 inch mk XVI gun on mk XIX mounting.

British made

US naval artillery obtained by Lend-Lease and destroyers for bases agreement

 
QF 4 inch Mk XII gun on a T-class submarine

Submarine armament edit

Armed boats armament edit

 
QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss gun in Sydney in 1942
 
.50 inch Vickers machine guns in quadruple mount aboard HMAS Perth.

Anti-aircraft guns edit

Machine guns edit

Autocannons edit

 
Single barrel QF 2 pounder Mk VIII from HMCS Kamloops

Anti-aircraft artillery edit

British made

US made obtained through Destroyers-for-bases deal

Other edit

 
Unrotated Projectile launchers on top of the 16-inch gun turrets of HMS Nelson

Torpedoes edit

 
British 21 inch Mk VIII Torpedo being loaded onto the Polish submarine ORP Sokół (1940)

Naval mines edit

 
Deactivated(no switch horn triggers) mark XVII contact naval mine which was the standard British contact naval mine of World War II.

Anti-submarine weapons edit

 
A Mk VII depth charge being loaded onto a Mk IV depth charge thrower onboard the Flower-class corvette HMS Dianthus.

Depth charges edit

 
Hedgehog anti-submarine spigot mortar launcher with practice projectiles

Anti-submarine projectile launchers edit

Naval radar edit

 
Main Armament Fire Control Radar Set equipped with a Type 274 aerial onboard the light cruiser HMS Swiftsure

See List of World War II British naval radar

Boilers edit

Small arms edit

 
The Lanchester submachine gun was used by the Royal Navy and, to a lesser extent, the Royal Air Force.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Garzke, William H. Jr.; Dulin, Robert O. Jr. (1980). British, Soviet, French, and Dutch Battleships of World War II. London: Jane's. ISBN 0-7106-0078-X.
  2. ^ Burt, R. A. (2012). British Battleships, 1919–1939 (2nd ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-052-8.
  3. ^ Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
  4. ^ Whitley, M. J. (1995). Cruisers of World War Two. Brockhampton Press. ISBN 1-86019-874-0.
  5. ^ DiGiulian, Tony (19 February 2019). "United Kingdom / Britain: 8"/50 (20.3 cm) Mark VIII". navweapons.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ^ DiGiulian, Tony (18 October 2017). "United Kingdom / Britain: 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV". navweapons.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. ^ DiGiulian, Tony (14 September 2020). "United Kingdom / Britain: 5.25"/50 (13.4 cm) QF Mark I". navweapons.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ DiGiulian, Tony (22 April 2019). "United Kingdom / Britain: 6"/45 (15.2 cm) BL Mark XII and Mark XX". navweapons.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  9. ^ Jordan, John (2020). "Warship Notes: The 6in Turrets of Nelson and Rodney". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2020. Oxford, UK: Osprey. pp. 184–188. ISBN 978-1-4728-4071-4.
  10. ^ Brooke, Geoffrey (1982). Alarm Starboard!. Cambridge: Stevens. p. 200. ISBN 0-85059-578-9.
  11. ^ "Fort Lytton QF 6 Pounder 10 cwt gun barrels".
  12. ^ Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-459-2. p. 64.
  13. ^ Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
  14. ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "BL 4 inch mk IX naval gun".
  15. ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XVI and Mark XVI* 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XVII 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XVIII 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XXI".
  16. ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "4"/40 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XIX".
  17. ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "4"/40 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XIX".
  18. ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "4.7" (12 cm) BL Mark I and Mark II".
  19. ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "4.7"/45 (12 cm) QF Mark IX 4.7"/45 (12 cm) QF Mark XII".
  20. ^ March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.
  21. ^ "3/50 calibre naval gun".
  22. ^ "4/50 naval gun".
  23. ^ "QF 4 inch mk XII and XXII naval guns".
  24. ^ Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-459-2. p. 66.
  25. ^ Williams, Anthony G (7 January 2016). "The 6 pdr 7 cwt and The Molins Gun". Military Guns & Ammunition. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  26. ^ Lambert, John; Ross, Al (1990). Allied Coastal Forces of World War II: Vol. 1, Fairmile designs and US submarine chasers. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-519-7. pp. 196–200.
  27. ^ Williams, Anthony G. "0.50 inch Vickers machine gun".
  28. ^ John Campbell(1986), Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-459-2. p. 20.
  29. ^ "20mm Oerlikon cannnon".
  30. ^ "Bofors 40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun". www.wwiiequipment.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  31. ^ Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
  32. ^ "Navweapons. com QF 4.7 inch mk VIII naval gun".
  33. ^ "Navweapons.com 3/23 caliber naval gun".
  34. ^ Lambert, John; Al Ross (1990). Allied Coastal Forces of World War II. Conway. ISBN 0-85177-519-5.
  35. ^ "Unrotated Projectile".
  36. ^ a b "Navweapons. com British Torpedoes before World War II".
  37. ^ "Navweapons. com British Torpedoes during World War II".
  38. ^ "Sea Mine Mk XVII". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  39. ^ "British Anti-submarine weapons".
  40. ^ "Anti-Submarine Projector Mks 10 & 11 (Hedgehog)". www.microworks.net. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  41. ^ "Canada's Naval History". www.warmuseum.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  42. ^ "HMS Gambia Details". hmsgambia.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  43. ^ jwh1975 (2015-10-04). "Lanchester submachine gun: post-WWII use". wwiiafterwwii. Retrieved 2020-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

References edit

  • Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.

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This is a list of the military equipment of the Royal Navy and other British naval forces of World War II This list shows the equipment for British naval and naval aviation forces like naval artillery on board British ships and boats as well as the weapons used by British naval forces such as torpedoes and naval mines Contents 1 Naval artillery 1 1 Battleship and monitor main armament 1 2 Heavy cruiser main armament 1 3 Light cruiser main armament and battleship and heavy cruiser secondary armament 1 4 Small ship main armament 1 5 Submarine armament 1 6 Armed boats armament 2 Anti aircraft guns 2 1 Machine guns 2 2 Autocannons 2 3 Anti aircraft artillery 2 4 Other 3 Torpedoes 4 Naval mines 5 Anti submarine weapons 5 1 Depth charges 5 2 Anti submarine projectile launchers 6 Naval radar 7 Boilers 8 Small arms 9 Notes 10 ReferencesNaval artillery editBattleship and monitor main armament edit nbsp The BL 14 inch Mark VII preserved example at Fort Nelson Hampshire were only used on the five King George V class battleships BL 14 inch Mk VII 1 BL 15 inch Mk I 2 BL 16 inch Mk I 3 Heavy cruiser main armament edit BL 7 5 inch Mk VI 4 BL 8 inch Mk VIII 5 Light cruiser main armament and battleship and heavy cruiser secondary armament edit nbsp Inside a QF 5 25 inch gun turret on the battleship HMS King George V QF 4 inch Mk V 6 QF 5 25 inch Mk I 7 dual purpose gun used on King George V class battleships and Dido class cruisers BL 6 inch Mk XII 8 BL 6 inch Mk XXII 9 BL 6 inch Mk XXIII 10 Small ship main armament edit nbsp Diagram of QF 4 inch mk XVI gun on mk XIX mounting British made QF 6 pounder 10 cwt 11 QF 12 pounder 12 cwt 12 QF 4 inch Mk IV 13 BL 4 inch Mk IX 14 QF 4 inch Mk XVI 15 QF 4 inch Mk XIX 16 QF 4 5 inch Mk I V 17 BL 4 7 inch Mk I and Mk II 18 QF 4 7 inch Mk IX amp XII naval gun 19 QF 4 7 inch Mk XI naval gun 20 page needed US naval artillery obtained by Lend Lease and destroyers for bases agreement 3 inch 50 calibre gun 21 4 inch 50 calibre gun 22 nbsp QF 4 inch Mk XII gun on a T class submarine Submarine armament edit QF 4 inch naval gun Mk XII and Mk XXII 23 Armed boats armament edit nbsp QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss gun in Sydney in 1942 QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss 24 QF 6 pdr Class M Mark I with Auto Loader Mk III 25 nbsp 50 inch Vickers machine guns in quadruple mount aboard HMAS Perth Anti aircraft guns editMachine guns edit Lewis gun 26 Vickers 50 machine gun 27 Autocannons edit nbsp Single barrel QF 2 pounder Mk VIII from HMCS Kamloops QF 2 pounder Mk I and Mk VIII 28 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon licensed production of Swiss design 29 Bofors 40 mm gun license production of Swedish design 30 Anti aircraft artillery edit British made QF 3 inch 20 cwt 31 QF 4 7 inch Mk VIII naval gun 32 US made obtained through Destroyers for bases deal 3 inch 23 calibre 33 Other edit nbsp Unrotated Projectile launchers on top of the 16 inch gun turrets of HMS Nelson Holman Projector 34 Unrotated Projectile 35 Torpedoes edit nbsp British 21 inch Mk VIII Torpedo being loaded onto the Polish submarine ORP Sokol 1940 18 inch torpedoes Mk VIII XVII 36 21 inch torpedo Mk II XI 37 24 5 inch torpedo 36 fitted to Nelson class battleships onlyNaval mines edit nbsp Deactivated no switch horn triggers mark XVII contact naval mine which was the standard British contact naval mine of World War II Mark XVII contact naval mine 38 Anti submarine weapons edit nbsp A Mk VII depth charge being loaded onto a Mk IV depth charge thrower onboard the Flower class corvette HMS Dianthus Depth charges edit nbsp Hedgehog anti submarine spigot mortar launcher with practice projectiles Mark VII depth charge 39 Mark VII Heavy Mark VII Airborne DC Mark VIII Airborne DC Mark X X Mark XI Airborne DC Anti submarine projectile launchers edit Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar 40 Squid three barrelled 12 inch anti submarine mortar 41 Naval radar edit nbsp Main Armament Fire Control Radar Set equipped with a Type 274 aerial onboard the light cruiser HMS Swiftsure See List of World War II British naval radarBoilers editAdmiralty 3 drum boiler 42 Small arms edit nbsp The Lanchester submachine gun was used by the Royal Navy and to a lesser extent the Royal Air Force Lanchester submachine gun 9mm Parabellum 43 Notes edit Garzke William H Jr Dulin Robert O Jr 1980 British Soviet French and Dutch Battleships of World War II London Jane s ISBN 0 7106 0078 X Burt R A 2012 British Battleships 1919 1939 2nd ed Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 1 59114 052 8 Campbell John 1985 Naval Weapons of World War II Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 459 4 Whitley M J 1995 Cruisers of World War Two Brockhampton Press ISBN 1 86019 874 0 DiGiulian Tony 19 February 2019 United Kingdom Britain 8 50 20 3 cm Mark VIII navweapons com Retrieved 17 December 2020 DiGiulian Tony 18 October 2017 United Kingdom Britain 4 45 10 2 cm QF Mark V and Mark XV navweapons com Retrieved 17 December 2020 DiGiulian Tony 14 September 2020 United Kingdom Britain 5 25 50 13 4 cm QF Mark I navweapons com Retrieved 17 December 2020 DiGiulian Tony 22 April 2019 United Kingdom Britain 6 45 15 2 cm BL Mark XII and Mark XX navweapons com Retrieved 17 December 2020 Jordan John 2020 Warship Notes The 6in Turrets of Nelson and Rodney In Jordan John ed Warship 2020 Oxford UK Osprey pp 184 188 ISBN 978 1 4728 4071 4 Brooke Geoffrey 1982 Alarm Starboard Cambridge Stevens p 200 ISBN 0 85059 578 9 Fort Lytton QF 6 Pounder 10 cwt gun barrels Campbell John 1985 Naval Weapons of World War Two Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 0 87021 459 2 p 64 Campbell John 1985 Naval Weapons of World War Two Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 459 4 DiGiulian Tony BL 4 inch mk IX naval gun DiGiulian Tony 4 45 10 2 cm QF Mark XVI and Mark XVI 4 45 10 2 cm QF Mark XVII 4 45 10 2 cm QF Mark XVIII 4 45 10 2 cm QF Mark XXI DiGiulian Tony 4 40 10 2 cm QF Mark XIX DiGiulian Tony 4 40 10 2 cm QF Mark XIX DiGiulian Tony 4 7 12 cm BL Mark I and Mark II DiGiulian Tony 4 7 45 12 cm QF Mark IX 4 7 45 12 cm QF Mark XII March Edgar J 1966 British Destroyers A History of Development 1892 1953 Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records amp Returns Ships Covers amp Building Plans London Seeley Service OCLC 164893555 3 50 calibre naval gun 4 50 naval gun QF 4 inch mk XII and XXII naval guns Campbell John 1985 Naval Weapons of World War Two Annapolis MD Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 0 87021 459 2 p 66 Williams Anthony G 7 January 2016 The 6 pdr 7 cwt and The Molins Gun Military Guns amp Ammunition Retrieved 2020 12 20 Lambert John Ross Al 1990 Allied Coastal Forces of World War II Vol 1 Fairmile designs and US submarine chasers Conway Maritime Press ISBN 978 0 85177 519 7 pp 196 200 Williams Anthony G 0 50 inch Vickers machine gun John Campbell 1986 Naval Weapons of World War Two Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 0 87021 459 2 p 20 20mm Oerlikon cannnon Bofors 40mm Anti Aircraft Gun www wwiiequipment com Retrieved 2020 12 20 Campbell John 1985 Naval Weapons of World War II Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press pp 61 62 ISBN 0 87021 459 4 Navweapons com QF 4 7 inch mk VIII naval gun Navweapons com 3 23 caliber naval gun Lambert John Al Ross 1990 Allied Coastal Forces of World War II Conway ISBN 0 85177 519 5 Unrotated Projectile a b Navweapons com British Torpedoes before World War II Navweapons com British Torpedoes during World War II Sea Mine Mk XVII Imperial War Museums Retrieved 2020 12 28 British Anti submarine weapons Anti Submarine Projector Mks 10 amp 11 Hedgehog www microworks net Retrieved 2020 12 22 Canada s Naval History www warmuseum ca Retrieved 2020 12 22 HMS Gambia Details hmsgambia org Retrieved 2021 10 07 jwh1975 2015 10 04 Lanchester submachine gun post WWII use wwiiafterwwii Retrieved 2020 12 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link References editCampbell John 1985 Naval Weapons of World War II Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 459 4 Retrieved from 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