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The BAP Almirante Grau firing its guns in the 2004 UNITAS Exercise |
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| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | Sweden |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1947 - today |
| Used by | Swedish Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Chilean Navy Peruvian Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Bofors |
| Designed | 1942 |
| Manufacturer | Bofors |
| Number built | 30 |
| Specifications | |
| Barrel length | 8.05 metres (317 in) |
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| Shell | 45 kg |
| Caliber | 152 millimetres (6.0 in) |
| Elevation | -10 to +60° |
| Rate of fire | 10/min |
The Bofors 152 mm gun is a naval gun. It was initially used aboard light cruisers and cruisers including the Swedish Tre Kronor class and the Dutch De Zeven Provincien class, after World War II. It is still used on the Peruvian Navy cruiser BAP Almirante Grau and is currently the largest naval gun still in active service.
The 152 mm gun was first designed in 1939 by Bofors for the Koninklijke Marine cruiser Kijkduin, eventually named De Zeven Provinciën. After the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940 these artillery pieces were confiscated by the Swedish Government and placed on the Swedish cruiser HMS Tre Kronor.