QF 4.5 inch Mk I – V gun
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The QF 4.5 inch gun has been the standard medium-calibre naval gun used by the Royal Navy as a medium-range weapon capable of use against surface, aircraft and shore targets since 1938. This article covers the early 45-calibre family of guns up to the 1970s. For the later unrelated 55-calibre Royal Navy gun, see 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun. Like all British nominally 4.5 inch naval guns, the QF Mk I has an actual calibre of 4.45 inches (113 mm).
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113 mm naval gun QF; 114 mm naval gun QF; 160:inch gun; 4.5 inch Mk I - V; QF 4.5 inch Mk I – V naval gun; QF 4.5&; QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun
800 produced,
C-class destroyer, HMS Cavalier, HMS Illustrious, HMS Renown, HMS Rhyl,
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| commons | image | QF 4.5 inch fixed round 1942 AWM 137528 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMAS Torrens (DE 53) QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun on display at Princess Royal Fortress | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Seafire landing on HMS Indomitable WWII | Commons | ||
| commons | image | QF 4.5-inch Mark 5 gun on twin Mark 6 mounting at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMAS Swan (DE 50) QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun on display at Princess Royal Fortress | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Formidable lit up by the flashes of her 4.5 inch guns at night | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMAS Torrens (DE 53) QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun on display at Princess Royal Fortress | Commons | ||
| commons | image | QF 4.5-inch Mark 5 gun on twin Mark 6 mounting at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMAS Swan (DE 50) QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun on display at Princess Royal Fortress | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Illustrious in heavyweather CGH | Commons | ||






