BL 6 inch Mk II – VI gun

The BL 6-inch gun Marks II, III, IV and VI were the second and subsequent generations of British 6-inch rifled breechloading naval guns, designed by the Royal Gun Factory in the 1880s following the first 6-inch breechloader, the relatively unsuccessful BL 6-inch 80-pounder gun designed by Elswick Ordnance. They were originally designed to use the old gunpowder propellants but from the mid-1890s onwards were adapted to use the new cordite propellant. They were superseded on new warships by the QF 6-inch gun from 1891.

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HMS Calliope 5-inch gun training

6 inch BL Mk IV disappearing gun (no. 1B), Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence (HKMCD)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A3144

Merchantman Gunners of the Seven Seas. 19 and 20 April 1943, Liverpool. in Every Ocean of the World British Ships Steam in Convoy, Carrying Arms and Munitions, Foodstuffs and Supplies To Britain and To the Batt A16235

'On board a light cruiser, six inch gun in action'; probably on the 'Aurora' at the Battle of the Dogger Bank, 24 January 1915 RMG PW1840

BL 6 inch Mk VIII Palliser shot diagram

BL 6 inch gun Mk IV & VI breech mechanism and percussion lock diagrams

BL 6 inch Mark IV gun on disappearing garrison carriage Mark IV right elevation

BL 6 inch Mark IV gun on Mark IV disappearing carriage plan

BL 6 inch Mk II gun diagram

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		HMS Calliope 5-inch gun training		Commons
commons	image		6 inch BL Mk IV disappearing gun (no. 1B), Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence (HKMCD)		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A3144		Commons
commons	image		Merchantman Gunners of the Seven Seas. 19 and 20 April 1943, Liverpool. in Every Ocean of the World British Ships Steam in Convoy, Carrying Arms and Munitions, Foodstuffs and Supplies To Britain and To the Batt A16235		Commons
commons	image		'On board a light cruiser, six inch gun in action'; probably on the 'Aurora' at the Battle of the Dogger Bank, 24 January 1915 RMG PW1840		Commons
commons	image		BL 6 inch Mk VIII Palliser shot diagram		Commons
commons	image		BL 6 inch gun Mk IV & VI breech mechanism and percussion lock diagrams		Commons
commons	image		BL 6 inch Mark IV gun on disappearing garrison carriage Mark IV right elevation		Commons
commons	image		BL 6 inch Mark IV gun on Mark IV disappearing carriage plan		Commons
commons	image		BL 6 inch Mk II gun diagram		Commons