QF 4 inch Mk IV, XII, XXII gun

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The QF 4-inch gun Mk IV was the main gun on most Royal Navy and British Empire destroyers in World War I. It was introduced in 1911 as a faster-loading light gun successor to the BL 4 inch Mk VIII gun. Of the 1,141 produced, 939 were still available in 1939. Mk XII and Mk XXII variants armed many British interwar and World War II submarines.

1911 — 1940  WikimediaWikidata
102 mm naval gun QF; 4" naval gun QF; QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII
1141 produced, 
naval artilleryquick-firing gunrifled breech loaderRoyal Navy

Acasta-class destroyer


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