| 17 cm SK L/40 | |
|---|---|
 A 17 cm SK L/40 on a Kusten-Mittlepivot-Lafette | |
| Type | Naval gun Railway gun Coast-defence gun |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1906—1945 |
| Used by | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Wars | World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1904—1906 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 10.7 metric tons (10.5 long tons; 11.8 short tons) |
| Length | 6.904 meters (22 ft 7.8 in) |
| Shell | separate-loading, cased charge |
| Shell weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Caliber | 172.6 millimeters (6.80 in) |
| Breech | horizontal sliding-wedge |
| Elevation | Casemates: -5° to +22° Turrets: -5° to 30° |
| Rate of fire | 6 RPM |
| Muzzle velocity | 850 m/s (2,800 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | Casemates: 15,860 metres (17,340 yd) at 22° Turrets: 18,500 metres (20,200 yd) at 30° |
The 17 cm SK L/40[Note 1] was a Kaiserliche Marine naval gun that was used on two classes of German pre-dreadnought battleships the Braunschweig-class and the Deutschland-class as their secondary battery. Later they were adapted for land service during World War I and World War II.
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