10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun
Naval gun
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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 used in World War I and World War II.
TypeNaval gun
PlaceoforiginGerman Empire
Inservice1900â1945
UsedbyGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
| 10.5 cm SK L/40 | |
|---|---|
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 | 1900â1945 |
| Used by | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | about 1898â1900 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,555 kg (3,428 lb) |
| Length | 4.475 m (14 ft 8 in) |
| Shell | 105 x 656 mm Fixed QF ammunition |
| Shell weight | 16â17.4 kg (35â38 lb) |
| Caliber | 105 mm (4 in) |
| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block |
| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
| Elevation | -10° to +30° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 15 RPM |
| Muzzle velocity | 690 m/s (2,300 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 12,200 m (13,300 yd) at 30° |
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.
Naval use
Surviving examples
- From Königsberg:
- Nr. 369L is on display at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa
- A second is on display at Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya
- A third is located on a traffic island in Jinja, Uganda
- From Emden:
- A gun is on display at Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia
- A second is located at the Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre in HMAS Kuttabul, the main naval base in Sydney
- A third is on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra
- From the Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser) Prinz Eitel Friedrich
- A gun is on display at Memorial Park, Cambridge, NY, United States[1]
See also
- List of naval guns
- British BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VIII - firing slightly lighter shell
