BL 13.5 inch Mk I – IV gun

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The BL 13.5 inch naval gun Mk I was Britain's first successful large breechloading naval gun, initially designed in the early 1880s and eventually deployed in the late 1880s. Mks I - IV were all of 30 calibres length and of similar construction and performance.

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HMS Hood 13.5 inch forward gun turretHMS Hood 13.5 inch forward gun turret
HMSAnsonCirca1897HMSAnsonCirca1897
HMS Royal Sovereign (1891) 13.5 in gunsHMS Royal Sovereign (1891) 13.5 in guns
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