BL 12 inch Mk VIII gun

The BL 12-inch Mark VIII naval gun was one of the first large British rifled breech-loading naval guns designed for the higher pressures generated by the new cordite propellant of the 1890s, and Britain's first large wire-wound gun. It represented a major advance compared to previous British guns.

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1895 — 1927  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval artillery, rifled breech loader, coastal artillery weapon, British Army, Vickers, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

coastal artillery weapon, naval artillery, rifled breech loader, 

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BL 12 inch Mk VIII gun diagram Brasseys 1899

HMS Ocean (Canopus-class battleship) forward guns

HMS Hannibal Y turret IWM Q 039023

HMS Goliath Crew

BL 12 inch Mk VIII gun breech diagram Brasseys 1899

HMS Mars A turret IWM Q 39515

12inchCPCMkVIIAShellDiagram

HMS Majestic forecastle view IWM Q 39495

BL 12 inch 87 lb Mark I cordite cartridge diagram 1905

Canopus class 12 inch gun turret right elevation

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
commons	image		BL 12 inch Mk VIII gun diagram Brasseys 1899		Commons
commons	image		HMS Ocean (Canopus-class battleship) forward guns		Commons
commons	image		HMS Hannibal Y turret IWM Q 039023		Commons
commons	image		HMS Goliath Crew		Commons
commons	image		BL 12 inch Mk VIII gun breech diagram Brasseys 1899		Commons
commons	image		HMS Mars A turret IWM Q 39515		Commons
commons	image		12inchCPCMkVIIAShellDiagram		Commons
commons	image		HMS Majestic forecastle view IWM Q 39495		Commons
commons	image		BL 12 inch 87 lb Mark I cordite cartridge diagram 1905		Commons
commons	image		Canopus class 12 inch gun turret right elevation		Commons