8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun

8.8 cm SK C/35
A gun aboard the minesweeper Hansestadt Danzig
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1938—1945
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1935–38
Specifications
Weight	776 kilograms (1,710 lb)
Length	3.985 meters (13 ft 0.9 in)
Barrel length	3.731 meters (12 ft 2.9 in) (bore length)
Shell	Fixed
Shell weight	9–10.2 kilograms (20–22 lb)
Caliber	88 millimeters (3.5 in)
Breech	vertical sliding-block
Muzzle velocity	700 m/s (2,300 ft/s)

The 8.8 cm SK C/35 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) C - Construktionsjahr (year of design) was a German naval gun that was used in World War II.

Contents 1 Description 1.1 Naval mountings 1.2 Ammunition 1.2.1 Armor penetration 2 History 2.1 Naval guns 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

Description

The 8.8 cm SK C/35 gun weighed 776 kilograms (1,710 lb), had an overall length of 3.985 meters (13 ft 0.9 in) and its bore length was 3.731 meters (12 ft 2.9 in). It used a vertical sliding-block breech design.

Naval mountings

Ammunition

Armor penetration

History

Naval guns

See also

• List of naval guns

Notes

References

• Campbell, John (2002). Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4. 
• Gander, Terry; Chamberlain, Peter (1979). Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939–1945. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15090-3. 
• Hogg, Ian V. (1997). German Artillery of World War Two (2nd corrected ed.). Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 1-85367-480-X. 
• Rolf, Rudi (1998). Der Atlantikwall: Bauten der deutschen Küstenbefestigungen 1940-1945. Osnabrück: Biblio. ISBN 3-7648-2469-7. 
• Rolf, Rudi (2004). A Dictionary on Modern Fortification: An Illustrated Lexicon on European Fortification in the Period 1800-1945. Middleburg, Netherlands: PRAK. 

External links

• SK C/35 at Navweaps.com