| Cannon 152/32 Model 1887 | |
| Origin: | Britain |
| Is Ranged: | YES |
| Is Artillery: | YES |
| Is Uk: | yes |
| Service: | 1887-1910 |
| Used By: | Italy Uruguay |
| Wars: | Boxer Rebellion Italo-Turkish War |
| Designer: | Armstrong Whitworth |
| Design Date: | 1886 |
| Manufacturer: | Armstrong Whitworth |
| Production Date: | 1887 |
| Variants: | EOC Pattern M |
| Weight: | 5.6sp=usNaNsp=us |
| Part Length: | 4.9sp=usNaNsp=us 32.25 caliber |
| Cartridge: | Separate loading 8.8sp=usNaNsp=us bagged ballistite charge and projectile |
| Cartridge Weight: | 45.3sp=usNaNsp=us |
| Caliber: | 152sp=usNaNsp=us |
| Velocity: | 605sp=usNaNsp=us |
| Breech: | Interrupted screw |
The Cannon 152/32 Model 1887 was an Italian naval gun designed by the Elswick Ordnance Company and produced by Armstrong Whitworth in the late 1880s for the Italian Navy.
The design for the Model 1887 originated in Britain and was based on an export model from Armstrong Whitworth called the Pattern M. The Italians called the gun Cannon 152/32 Model 1887 and it was the first 152 mm in Italian service and saw action in the Boxer Rebellion and Italo-Turkish War.
The Model 1887 was constructed of an A tube and three layers of reinforcing hoops that extended to the muzzle. There was also an outer jacket, a trunnion and a C hoop with a breech ring. The guns had a three-motion Interrupted screw breech and electric firing similar to early British 6 inch QF guns of the period.
The Model 1887 armed Ironclads and Protected cruisers of the Italian and Uruguayan Navy.
Ammunition was of separate loading bagged charge and projectile type. The bagged ballistite charge weighed 8.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on and projectiles weighed between NaNabbr=onNaNabbr=on
The gun was able to fire the following shell types: