BL 6 inch Mk XII gun

The BL 6-inch Mark XII naval gun was a British 45 calibre naval gun which was mounted as primary armament on light cruisers and secondary armament on dreadnought battleships commissioned in the period 1914–1926, and remained in service on many warships until the end of World War II.

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1914 — 1945  Wikimedia, Wikidata
463 produced, 
BL 6 inch gun, naval artillery, Royal Navy, Vickers, 

254 mm 45 caliber Pattern 1891, B-34, BL 6 inch gun, Bofors twin 57 mm, HMS Delhi, HMS Royal Oak, HMS Warspite, 

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1914 — 1945 BL 6 inch Mk XII gun

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1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

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The British Naval Campaign in the Baltic, 1918-1919 Q19342

The British Naval Campaign in the Baltic, 1918-1919 Q19343

HMS Royalist 6 inch gun WWI NAC PA-006549

The British Naval Campaign in the Baltic, 1918-1919 Q19345

6inchLydditeMkXIIAQNTShellDiagram

The British Naval Campaign in the Baltic, 1918-1919 Q19336

HMS Warspite 6 inch gun casemate closeup

HMS Warspite No 7 6 inch gun after Jutland

HMS Warspite Jutland damage shellhole boys mess deck

BL 6 inch Mk XII gun recoil mechanism PIX section diagrams

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
commons	image		The British Naval Campaign in the Baltic, 1918-1919 Q19342		Commons
commons	image		The British Naval Campaign in the Baltic, 1918-1919 Q19343		Commons
commons	image		HMS Royalist 6 inch gun WWI NAC PA-006549		Commons
commons	image		The British Naval Campaign in the Baltic, 1918-1919 Q19345		Commons
commons	image		6inchLydditeMkXIIAQNTShellDiagram		Commons
commons	image		The British Naval Campaign in the Baltic, 1918-1919 Q19336		Commons
commons	image		HMS Warspite 6 inch gun casemate closeup		Commons
commons	image		HMS Warspite No 7 6 inch gun after Jutland		Commons
commons	image		HMS Warspite Jutland damage shellhole boys mess deck		Commons
commons	image		BL 6 inch Mk XII gun recoil mechanism PIX section diagrams		Commons