List of naval guns by country explained

List of Naval Guns, listed below by country of origin in decreasing caliber size:

Argentina

• 12"/50 caliber gun
• 7.5"/52 caliber gun
• EOC 10 inch 40 caliber
• EOC 15 inch 55 caliber

Austria-Hungary

• Škoda 35 cm K14
• Škoda 30.5 cm /45 K10
• Škoda 24 cm L/40 K97
• Škoda 19 cm vz. 1904
• Škoda 15 cm K10
• Škoda 10 cm K10
• Škoda 7 cm K10
• Škoda 7 cm guns

Brazil

• EOC 12 inch/45 naval gun

China

• • Type 79 100 mm naval gun
• H/PJ-38 130mm naval gun

France

• 380 mm Model 1935 naval gun
• 340 mm Model 1912 naval gun
• 340 mm Model 1881 naval gun
• 330 mm Model 1931 naval gun
• 305 mm Model 1910 naval gun
• 305 mm Model 1906 naval gun
• 305 mm Model 1893 naval gun
• 305 mm Model 1887 naval gun
• 274 mm modèle 1887/1893 naval gun
• 274 mm modèle 1893/1896 naval gun
• 240 mm Model 1902 naval gun
• 203 mm Model 1931 naval gun
• 203 mm Model 1924 naval gun
• 194 mm Model 1902 naval gun
• 194 mm Model 1893 naval gun
• 194 mm Model 1887 naval gun
• 164 mm Model 1884 naval gun
• 164 mm Model 1893 naval gun
• 155 mm Model 1920 naval gun
• 152 mm Model 1930 naval gun
• 138 mm Model 1888 naval gun
• 138 mm Model 1893 naval gun
• 138 mm Model 1910 naval gun
• 138 mm Model 1923 naval gun
• 138 mm Model 1927 naval gun
• 138 mm Model 1929 naval gun
• 138 mm Model 1934 naval gun
• 130 mm Model 1932 and 1935 naval gun
• 130 mm Model 1930 naval gun
• 130 mm Model 1924 naval gun
• 130 mm Model 1919 naval gun
• 100 mm Model 1891 naval gun
• French 100 mm naval gun
• 90 mm Model 1926 naval gun
• 75 mm Model 1924 naval gun
• Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891
• Canon Hotchkiss à tir rapide de 47 mm
• Paixhans guns

Germany

• 40.6 cm SK C/34 Naval gun - also known as the Adolf gun, Intended for the H-class battleships which were never completed. Used as coastal artillery.
• 38 cm SK C/34 naval gun - World War II
• 38 cm SK L/45 naval gun - World War I
• 30.5 cm SK L/50 gun - World War I
• 28 cm SK C/34 naval gun - World War II
• 28 cm SK C/28 naval gun - World War II
• 28 cm SK L/50 gun - World War I
• 28 cm SK L/45 gun - World War I
• 28 cm SK L/40 gun - World War I
• 28 cm MRK L/40 - World War I
• 28 cm MRK L/35 - World War I
• 24 cm SK L/40 gun - World War I
• 24 cm K L/35 gun - World War I
• 21 cm SK L/45 gun - World War I
• 21 cm SK L/40 gun - World War I
• 21 cm L/35 gun - World War I
• 20.3 cm SK C/34 naval gun - World War II
• 17 cm SK L/40 gun - World War I
• MONARC - modern 155 mm artillery system
• 15 cm SK C/36 naval gun - World War II
• 15 cm TbtsK C/36 naval gun - World War II
• 15 cm SK C/28 - World War II
• 15 cm SK C/25 - World War II
• 15 cm UToF L/45 - World War I
• 15 cm SK L/45 naval gun - World War I
• 15 cm SK L/40 naval gun - World War I
• 15 cm SK L/35 naval gun - World War I
• 12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun - World War II
• 10.5 cm SK C/33 - World War II
• 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun - World War II
• 10.5 cm SK L/45, SK C/06, Flak L/45, Tbts L/45, Ubts L/45 - World War I and II
• 10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun - World War I
• 10.5 cm SK L/35 - World War I
• 8.8 cm SK L/45, Flak L/45, Tbts KL/45 - World War I
• 8.8 cm SK L/35 - World War I
• 8.8 cm SK L/30 - World War I
• 8.8 cm SK C/30 naval gun - World War II
• 8.8 cm SK C/31 naval gun - World War II
• 8.8 cm SK C/32 naval gun - World War II
• 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun - World War II
• 5.2 cm SK L/55 gun - World War I
• 5 cm SK L/40 gun - World War I
• 3.7 cm SK C/30 - World War II
• 2 cm FlaK 30/38/Flakvierling - World War II

India

• CRN 91 Naval Gun

Italy

• Cannone da 381/50 Ansaldo M1934
• 381mm / 40 Model 1914 naval gun
• 320 mm Model 1934 naval gun
• 305 mm /46 Model 1909
• 254 mm /45 Model 1908 naval gun
• Cannone da 254/40 A
• 203 mm /53 Italian naval gun
• 203 mm /50 Italian naval gun
• Cannone da 190/45
• 152 mm /55 Italian naval gun Models 1934 and 1936
• 152 mm /53 Italian naval gun Models 1926 and 1929
• 135 mm /45 Italian naval gun
• Cannon 152/32 Model 1887
• Otobreda 127/54 Compact
• 120 mm Italian naval gun
• Cannon 102/35 Model 1914
• Cannon 102/45
• OTO 100 mm /47
• Cannone da 76/45 S 1911
• Cannon 76/40 Model 1916
• Otobreda 76 mm

Japan

• 46 cm/45 Type 94 - Japanese 46 cm gun mounted in the s.
• 41 cm/45 3rd Year Type - Japanese 41 cm gun mounted in the s.
• 14"/36 cm/45 41st Year Type - Japanese 35.6 cm gun used on the -, - and s.
• Type 41 12-inch 45 caliber naval gun
• Type 41 12-inch (305 mm)/40-caliber naval gun
• Type 41 10 inch 45 caliber naval gun
• 10 in/40 Type 41 naval gun
• 20 cm/50 3rd year Type No.2 - gun used on heavy cruisers.
• 20 cm/50 3rd year Type No.1 - gun used on older heavy cruisers and aircraft carriers and .
• Type 41 8-inch (203 mm)/45-caliber naval gun
• 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type - gun used on the Yamato-class battleships and on the light cruiser .
• 15 cm/50 41st Year Type - gun used on the Kongō- and Fusō-class battleships and on s.
  • 15 cm/45 41st Year Type Type 41 6-inch (152 mm)/40-caliber naval gun
• 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval gun - Gun used on light cruisers.
• 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun - Gun used on submarine cruisers.
• 12.7 cm/50 Model A Type 3 - Model I.
• 12.7 cm/50 Model B Type 3 - Fubuki-class destroyer Model II, III and s.
• 12.7 cm/50 Model C Type 3 -,, and .
• 12.7 cm/50 Model D Type 3 - and .
• 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval gun - gun used on almost all Japanese ships cruiser size and larger, Matsu and Tachibana-class escorts.
• 12 cm/45 10th Year Type naval gun Anti-aircraft gun used in older carriers and some cruisers.
• Type 41 4.7 inch 40 caliber naval gun
• Type 3 120 mm 45 caliber naval gun - Gun used on older destroyers.
• 10 cm/65 Type 98 naval gun -, aircraft carrier, .
• 8 cm/60 Type 98 naval gun - Anti-aircraft gun used on s.
• 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun - Anti-aircraft gun used on many Japanese ships built between 1910 and 1930.
• Type 41 3-inch (7.62 cm)/40-caliber naval gun
• Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun - gun used on almost all Japanese warships of World War II.

Russia / Soviet Union

• • 356 mm M1913 Russian naval gun
• 305 mm M1948 Soviet naval gun
• 305 mm M1940 Soviet naval gun
• Obukhovskii 12"/52 Pattern 1907 gun
• Obukhovskii 12"/40 Pattern 1895 gun
• 254mm 45 caliber Pattern 1891
• 203 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905
• 203mm 45 caliber Pattern 1892
• 180mm Pattern 1931-1933
• 152 mm 45 caliber Pattern 1892
• 6 inch 35 caliber naval gun 1877
  • 130 mm M1957 Soviet naval gun
• 130 mm/55 B7 Pattern 1913 naval gun
• 130 mm/50 B13 Pattern 1936 130 mm gun from the 1940s used in the B-2LM turret
• 120 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905
• 120mm 45 caliber Pattern 1892
• 102mm 60 caliber Pattern 1911
• AK-100 Naval gun
  • AK-176
  • 75mm 50 caliber Pattern 1892

Spain

• Gonzalez Hontoria de 32 cm mod 1883
• Gonzalez Hontoria de 28 cm mod 1883
• Gonzalez Hontoria de 16 cm mod 1883
• Gonzalez Hontoria de 14 cm mod 1883
• Gonzalez Hontoria de 12 cm mod 1883

Sweden

• Bofors 283 mm gun
• Bofors 254 mm gun^[1]
• Bofors 152 mm gun
• Bofors 120 mm gun
• Bofors 57 mm gun
• Bofors 40 mm gun

Switzerland

• Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

United Kingdom

• BL 18 inch Mk I naval gun
• BL 18 in / 45 naval gun, planned for the N3-class battleship
• RML 17.72 inch gun
• BL 16.25 inch Mk I naval gun
• BL 16 inch Mk I naval gun
• RML 16 inch 80 ton gun
• BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun
• BL 14 inch Mk VII naval gun
• EOC 14 inch /45 Marks I and III
• BL 13.5 inch Mk V naval gun
• BL 13.5 inch Mk I-IV
• RML 12.5 inch 38 ton gun
• BL 12 inch Mark XIII
• BL 12 inch Mk XI, Mark XII
• BL 12 inch Mk X naval gun
• BL 12 inch Mark IX
• BL 12 inch naval gun Mk VIII
• RML 12 inch 35 ton gun
• EOC 12 inch /45
• RML 11 inch 25 ton gun
• RML 10 inch 18 ton gun
• BL 10 inch Mk I-IV
• Vickers 10 inch /45 naval gun
• EOC 10 inch /45 naval gun
• EOC 10 inch 40 caliber
• RML 9 inch 12 ton gun
• BL 9.2 inch naval gun Mk VIII
• BL 9.2 inch Mk XI
• BL 9.2 inch gun Mk IX–X
• BL 9.2 inch gun Mk I–VII
• BL 8 inch Mk VIII naval gun
• BL 8 inch Mk I-VII naval gun
• ML 8 inch shell gun
• EOC 8 inch 45 caliber
• EOC 8 inch 40 caliber
• RML 8 inch 9 ton gun
• BL 7.5-inch naval howitzer
• BL 7.5-inch Mk II–V naval gun
• BL 7.5 inch Mk VI naval gun
• BL 7.5 inch Mk I naval gun
• RML 7 inch gun
• RBL 7 inch Armstrong gun
• BL 6 inch Mk VII naval gun
• BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun
• BL 6 inch Mk XXII naval gun
• BL 6 inch naval guns Mk XIII – XVIII
• BL 6 inch Mk XII naval gun
• BL 6 inch Mk XI naval gun
• BL 6 inch Mk VII
• BL 6 inch gun Mk II-VI
• BL 6 inch 80 pounder gun
• BL 6 inch / 45 naval gun
• QF 6 inch Mark N5 gun
• QF 6 inch /40 naval gun
• BL 5.5 inch Mark I naval gun
• QF 5.25 inch Mark I naval gun
• BL 5 inch gun Mk I - V
• BL 4.7 inch /45 naval gun Mk I, Mk II
• QF 4.7 inch naval gun
• QF 4.7 inch Mk VIII naval gun
• QF 4.7 inch Mk V naval gun
• QF 4.7 inch Mk IX & XII
• QF 4.7 inch Mark XI gun
• QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I - IV
• QF 4.5 inch naval gun
• QF 4.5 inch Mk I - V naval gun
• 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
• EOC 4 inch 50 caliber
• QF 4 inch naval gun Mk XXIII
• QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII
• QF 4 inch naval gun Mk I – III
• QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun
• QF 4 inch Mk XIX naval gun
• QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun
• BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VII
• BL 4 inch naval gun Mk I - VI
• BL 4 inch Mk VIII & XI
• BL 4 inch Mk IX naval gun
• QF 3 inch Mk N1 naval gun
• QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt naval gun
• QF 13 pounder 6 cwt naval gun Mark V
• QF 12 pounder 20 cwt naval gun
• QF 12 pounder 18 cwt naval gun
• QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun
• QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss 8 cwt Mk I, Mk II
• QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt
• QF 6 pounder Mk IIA (Molins gun)
• QF 6 pounder 10 cwt naval gun
• QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss
• QF 3 pounder Nordenfelt
• QF 3 pounder Vickers naval gun
• QF 2 pounder naval gun
• QF 1-pounder pom-pom
• 68-pounder gun
• RML 64 pounder 64 cwt gun
• RBL 40 pounder Armstrong gun
• RBL 20 pounder Armstrong 13 & 15 cwt
• 1-inch Nordenfelt gun
• Armstrong Gun

United States

• 18-inch/48-caliber Mark 1 gun (never used)
• 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun
• 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 2 & 3 guns (used as coast artillery and on the Iowa class battleships)
• 16-inch/45-caliber Mark 6 gun
• 16-inch/45-caliber Mark 1, 5, & 8 guns
• 14-inch/50-caliber Mark 4, 6, 7, 11 & B guns
• 14-inch/45-caliber Mark 1–3, 5, 8–10, & 12 guns
• 13-inch/35-caliber Mark 1 & 2 guns
• 12-inch/50-caliber Mark 8 gun
• 12-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun
• 12-inch/45-caliber Mark 5 gun
• 12-inch/40-caliber Mark 3 & 4 guns
• 12-inch/35-caliber Mark 1 & 2 guns
• 10-inch/40-caliber Mark 3 gun
• 10-inch/31-caliber Mark 1, 10-inch/30-caliber Mark 2, & 10-inch/35 caliber Mark 1 guns
• 8-inch/55-caliber Mark 71 Major Caliber Lightweight Gun (MCLWG)
• 8-inch/55-caliber Mark 9, 12, & 14–16 guns
• 8-inch/45-caliber Mark 6 gun
• 8-inch/35-caliber Mark 3 & 4 guns
• 8-inch/30-caliber Mark 1 & 2 guns
• 7-inch/44-caliber Mark 1 & 7-inch/45-caliber Mark 2 guns
  • 155-mm/62-caliber Mark 51 Advanced Gun System (AGS) 6-inch/54-caliber Mark 12, 14, 15 & 18 guns
• 6-inch/50-caliber Mark 6 & 8 guns
• 6-inch/47-caliber Mark 16, 16DP, & 17 guns
• 6-inch/40-caliber Mark 4 gun
• 6-inch/30-caliber Mark 1–3 guns
• 5-inch/62-caliber & 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 45 guns
• 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 42 gun
• 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 16 gun
• 5-inch/51-caliber Mark 7–9, 14, & 15 guns
• 5-inch/50-caliber Mark 5 & 6 guns
• 5-inch/40-caliber Mark 2 & 3 guns
• 5-inch/38-caliber Mark 21, 22, 24, 28–30, 32, 37, & 38 guns
• 5-inch/31-caliber Mark 1 gun
• 5-inch/25-caliber Mark 10, 11, 13, & 17 guns
• 4.7-inch/50-caliber Mark 1–3 guns (Armstrong)
  • 4-inch/50-caliber Mark 7–10 guns 4-inch/40-caliber Mark 1–6 guns
• 76-mm/62-caliber Mark 75 gun
• 3-inch/70-caliber Mark 26 gun
• 3-inch/50-caliber Mark 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 17–22 guns
• 3-inch/23-caliber Mark 9, 13, & 14 guns
• 3-inch/21-caliber Mark 1 gun (field gun for United States Navy and United States Marine Corps)
• 57-mm/70-caliber Mark 110 Mod 0 Bofors gun
• 40-mm/56-caliber Mark 1, 2, & M1 Bofors guns
• 30-mm Mark 46 Bushmaster II gun
• 1.1-inch/75-caliber gun
• 25-mm/87-caliber Mark 38 Machine gun system
• 20-mm/76-caliber M61A1 & 20-mm/99-caliber M61A1 Gatling OGB gun
• 20-mm Mark 16 gun
• 20-mm/70-caliber Mark 2–4 Oerlikon cannons

See also

• List of artillery
• List of the largest cannons by caliber

External links

• NAVWEAPS - Naval weapons of the world, 1880 to today (retrieved 2010-02-01)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tony . DiGiulian . Finland 254 mm/45 (10") Bofors. 30 June 2016 . 16 August 2022.