BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII naval gun explained

Ordnance BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII gun
Origin:	United Kingdom
Type:	Naval gun
Is Ranged:	YES
Is Artillery:	YES
Is Uk:	YES
Service:	1897–1918
Used By:	Royal Navy
Number:	6
Weight:	25 tons barrel & breech^[1]
Part Length:	368.7inches (40.08 calibres)
Cartridge:	380lb
Caliber:	9.2sing=onNaNsing=on
Velocity:	2347ft/s^[2]
Max Range:	12400yd

The BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII naval gun^[3] was designed for the new cordite propellants and was the first British wire-wound gun of this calibre.

Naval service

The guns were mounted on the s from 1897 until their decommissioning. After they were decommissioned some of the guns were used in coast defence in the UK, and from 1916 on one was mounted on the monitor .

See also

• List of naval guns

References

• Text Book of Gunnery, 1902. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Harrison and Sons, St. Martin's Lane
• Tony DiGiulian, British 9.2"/40 (23.4 cm) Mark VIII

Notes and References

1. Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII Page 336
2. 380 lb shell, with 63 lb cordite propellant size 40. Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII page 336; Treatise on Ammunition 1915.
3. Mk VIII = Mark 8. Britain used Roman numerals to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Mark VIII indicates this was the eighth model of BL 9.2-inch naval gun.