| 10.5 cm SK L/40 | |
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A gun salvaged from the light cruiser Königsberg and mounted on the gunboat SS Graf von Götzen on Lake Tanganyika |
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| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1900—1945 |
| Used by | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | about 1898–1900 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1,555 kilograms (3,430 lb) |
| Length | 4.475 meters (14 ft 8.2 in) |
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| Shell | Fixed |
| Shell weight | 16–17.4 kilograms (35–38 lb) |
| Caliber | 105 millimeters (4.1 in) |
| Breech | horizontal sliding-block |
| Muzzle velocity | 690 m/s (2,300 ft/s) |
| Maximum range | 13,340 yards (12,200 m) |
The 10.5 cm SK L/40 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 40-caliber long barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II.
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The 10.5 cm SK L/40 gun weighed 1,555 kilograms (3,430 lb), had an overall length of 4.475 m (14 ft 8.2 in). It used a horizontal sliding-block breech design.