BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun

British naval gun produced 1912–1918
see also BL 15 inch Mk II gun

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1915 — 1959 naval artillery, BL 15 inch gun, weapon model, World War I, Royal Navy, World War II, Cold War, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

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  Erebus-class monitor 1916
  
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  Queen Elizabeth-class battleship 1914
  
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  15 inch naval guns at the Imperial War Museum
  
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  HMS Hood 1920
  
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  HMS Royal Oak 1916
  
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  Wanstone Battery 1940
  

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1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Erebus-class monitor

1914-01-01T00:00:00Z

Queen Elizabeth-class battleship

1920-05-15T00:00:00Z

HMS Hood

1916-05-01T00:00:00Z

HMS Royal Oak

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wanstone Battery

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Big Guns and Officers and Crew of HMS Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy, WWI (30142382603)

BL15inch108lbCorditeSC280QtrChargeDiagram

BL15inchAPMkXIIAShell1933Diagram

BL15inchAPMkXXIIBNTShell1943Diagram

Cat on a barrel (24162966169)

Coastal defence gun at Singapore

Crew of QUEEN ELIZABETH LCCN2014701798

D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 A23916

Emir Mansur of Saudi Arabia visiting HMS Queen Elizabeth at Alexandria WWII IWM A 9618

Evening in the North Sea, Bestanddeelnr 158-2694

Firing 6 guns - 15 in foreground, Bestanddeelnr 158-2631

Firing 6 guns - 15 in foreground, Bestanddeelnr 158-2632

HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913) RMG N16732

HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913) RMG N16769

HMS Royal Sovereign (05) gunnery exercise

Navy - Naval Operations - Surrender of the German Fleet - Individual Ships - Surrender of the German Fleet in the North Sea. H.M.S. Barham cleared for action with white ensign lashed to the last as when going into action

Shell damage suffered by HMS Warspite at Jutland RMG N16485

Sponging 15" gun LOC 20378249421

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A1505

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A19246

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A20419

WomanCleaning15inchGunRiflingCOW

WomenWith15inchGunCOW

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	NavWeaps article@				Wikidata
vessel	Erebus-class monitor	1916	ship class, Royal Navy, monitor		Wikidata
vessel	Queen Elizabeth-class battleship	1914	ship class, battleship, Royal Navy		Wikidata
weapon	15 inch naval guns at the Imperial War Museum		BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun		Wikidata
vessel	HMS Hood	1920	battlecruiser, shipwreck, Royal Navy		Wikidata
vessel	HMS Royal Oak	1916	shipwreck, battleship, Royal Navy, United Kingdom		Wikidata
fort	Wanstone Battery	1940	British Army, artillery battery, United Kingdom		Wikidata
image	Big Guns and Officers and Crew of HMS Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy, WWI (30142382603)				Wikimedia
image	BL15inch108lbCorditeSC280QtrChargeDiagram				Wikimedia
image	BL15inchAPMkXIIAShell1933Diagram				Wikimedia
image	BL15inchAPMkXXIIBNTShell1943Diagram				Wikimedia
image	Cat on a barrel (24162966169)	1915			Wikimedia
image	Coastal defence gun at Singapore				Wikimedia
image	Crew of QUEEN ELIZABETH LCCN2014701798	1914			Wikimedia
image	D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 A23916				Wikimedia
image	Emir Mansur of Saudi Arabia visiting HMS Queen Elizabeth at Alexandria WWII IWM A 9618				Wikimedia
image	Evening in the North Sea, Bestanddeelnr 158-2694				Wikimedia
image	Firing 6 guns - 15 in foreground, Bestanddeelnr 158-2631				Wikimedia
image	Firing 6 guns - 15 in foreground, Bestanddeelnr 158-2632				Wikimedia
image	HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913) RMG N16732				Wikimedia
image	HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913) RMG N16769				Wikimedia
image	HMS Royal Sovereign (05) gunnery exercise				Wikimedia
image	Navy - Naval Operations - Surrender of the German Fleet - Individual Ships - Surrender of the German Fleet in the North Sea. H.M.S. Barham cleared for action with white ensign lashed to the last as when going into action				Wikimedia
image	Shell damage suffered by HMS Warspite at Jutland RMG N16485				Wikimedia
image	"%20gun%20LOC%2020378249421.jpg Sponging 15" gun LOC 20378249421				Wikimedia
image	The Royal Navy during the Second World War A1505				Wikimedia
image	The Royal Navy during the Second World War A19246				Wikimedia
image	The Royal Navy during the Second World War A20419				Wikimedia
image	WomanCleaning15inchGunRiflingCOW				Wikimedia
image	WomenWith15inchGunCOW				Wikimedia