10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun
| 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 | |
| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1900—1945 |
| Used by |
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| Wars |
World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | about 1898–1900 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1,555 kilograms (3,428 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 firing range | 12,200 metres (13,300 yd) |
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.
Description
The 10.5 cm SK L/40 gun weighed 1,555 kilograms (3,428 lb), had an overall length of 4.475 m (14 ft 8.2 in). It used a horizontal sliding-block breech design.
Surviving examples
- Nr. 369L from the SMS Königsberg (1905) on display at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa
- A SMS Königsberg (1905) gun on display at Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya
- Another gun from the SMS Königsberg (1905) located on a traffic island in Jinja, Uganda
- SK L/40 from the Hilfskreuzer (Auxiliary Cruiser) SS Prinz Eitel Friedrich at Memorial Park, Cambridge, NY USA
See also
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- British BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VIII - firing slightly lighter shell
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.
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