BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun

British naval artillery. 

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1931 — 1985 Australia, Canada, China, India, Indian Navy, New Zealand, People's Liberation Army Navy, Peru Q419, Peruvian Navy, Republic of China Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, Taiwan, United Kingdom, weapon model, 469 produced, 

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Coalhouse Fort 1877

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Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower 2001

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HMS Belfast 1939

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AWM 001639

Army Troops Embarked in the Cruiser HMS Manchester. July 1941. A4661

Army Troops Embarked in the Cruiser HMS Manchester. July 1941. A4662

A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13973

BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun breech diagrams

BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun turret right elevation diagram

BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun barrel diagram

HMASSydneyCrewWithMkXXIIIGuns21July1940

HMAS Perth - men astride gun turret, 1941

HMS Belfast during the Second World War A18665

HMS Belfast during the Second World War A18690

HMS Glasgow visit

HMS Jamaica gunners

HMS Orion 6 inch gun crew WWII IWM A 23468

HMS Sheffield 6 inch turret 1941 IWM A 4401

Kinderparty aan boord, van het Engelse oorlogsschip Birmingham te Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 909-6274

Royal Marine crew of X turret on HMS Sheffield WWII

Somerville addresses HMS Sheffield crew June 1941 IWM A 4115

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A4115

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A15370

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21145

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21526

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS Ajax at Portsmouth IWM A 20902

Torpedo damage of HMAS Hobart (D63) at Espiritu Santo on 23 July 1943

Vice Admiral McGrigor aboard HMS Norfolk Oslo 1945 IWM A 29405

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		NavWeaps article@			Wikidata
link		NavWeaps article@			Wikidata
exhibit	1877	Coalhouse Fort	fort, military museum, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
exhibit		Devonport Naval Base	naval base, New Zealand		Wikidata
exhibit	2001	Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower	national museum, military museum, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
exhibit	1939	HMS Belfast	Imperial War Museums, preserved watercraft, national museum, light cruiser, museum ship, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image		AWM 001639			Wikimedia
image	1941	Army Troops Embarked in the Cruiser HMS Manchester. July 1941. A4661			Wikimedia
image	1941	Army Troops Embarked in the Cruiser HMS Manchester. July 1941. A4662			Wikimedia
image	1943	A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13973			Wikimedia
image	1945	BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun breech diagrams			Wikimedia
image	1945	BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun turret right elevation diagram			Wikimedia
image	1945	BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun barrel diagram			Wikimedia
image	1940	HMASSydneyCrewWithMkXXIIIGuns21July1940			Wikimedia
image	1941	HMAS Perth - men astride gun turret, 1941			Wikimedia
image		HMS Belfast during the Second World War A18665			Wikimedia
image		HMS Belfast during the Second World War A18690			Wikimedia
image		HMS Glasgow visit			Wikimedia
image	1943	HMS Jamaica gunners			Wikimedia
image		HMS Orion 6 inch gun crew WWII IWM A 23468			Wikimedia
image	1941	HMS Sheffield 6 inch turret 1941 IWM A 4401			Wikimedia
image	1958	Kinderparty aan boord, van het Engelse oorlogsschip Birmingham te Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 909-6274			Wikimedia
image		Royal Marine crew of X turret on HMS Sheffield WWII			Wikimedia
image		Somerville addresses HMS Sheffield crew June 1941 IWM A 4115			Wikimedia
image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A4115			Wikimedia
image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A15370			Wikimedia
image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21145			Wikimedia
image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21526			Wikimedia
image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS Ajax at Portsmouth IWM A 20902			Wikimedia
image	1943	Torpedo damage of HMAS Hobart (D63) at Espiritu Santo on 23 July 1943			Wikimedia
image		Vice Admiral McGrigor aboard HMS Norfolk Oslo 1945 IWM A 29405			Wikimedia

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