BL 12 inch Mk I – VII gun

The BL 12 inch naval gun Mk I was a British rifled breech-loading naval gun of the early 1880s intended for the largest warships such as battleships and also coastal defence. It was Britain's first attempt to match the large guns being installed in rival European navies, particularly France, after Britain transitioned from rifled muzzle-loading guns to the modern rifled breech-loaders somewhat later than the European powers.

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1882 — 1920  Wikimedia, Wikidata
coastal artillery weapon, naval artillery, rifled breech loader, Royal Navy, British Army, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

coastal artillery weapon, naval artillery, rifled breech loader, 

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BL 12 inch Palliser shot Mk II diagram

BL 12 inch naval gun Mk V

BL 12-inch Mk I-II naval gun

BL 12 Inch Mark VI 46 ton

In the Turret of HMS 'Conqueror', loading the Forty-Five Ton Guns - The Graphic 1890

HMS Conqueror Forecastle Guns

BL 12 Inch Mark VII 46 ton

Woolwich 12-inch 43-ton gun 1881 on yoke carriage

12 inch B.L. Woolwich Gun - 43 Ton, 1882.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
commons	image		BL 12 inch Palliser shot Mk II diagram		Commons
commons	image		BL 12 inch naval gun Mk V		Commons
commons	image		BL 12-inch Mk I-II naval gun		Commons
commons	image		BL 12 Inch Mark VI 46 ton		Commons
commons	image		In the Turret of HMS 'Conqueror', loading the Forty-Five Ton Guns - The Graphic 1890		Commons
commons	image		HMS Conqueror Forecastle Guns		Commons
commons	image		BL 12 Inch Mark VII 46 ton		Commons
commons	image		Woolwich 12-inch 43-ton gun 1881 on yoke carriage		Commons
commons	image		12 inch B.L. Woolwich Gun - 43 Ton, 1882.		Commons