8.8 cm SK L/35 naval gun

8.8 cm SK L/35
TypeNaval gun
Place of originGerman Empire
Service history
In service1904—45
Used byGerman Empire
Nazi Germany
WarsWorld War I
World War II
Production history
Designed1900–04
Specifications
Lengthabout 3.08 meters (10 ft 1 in)

ShellFixed
Shell weight9.65–9.8 kilograms (21.3–21.6 lb)[1]
Caliber88 millimeters (3.46 in)
Breechhorizontal sliding-wedge
Rate of fire12 RPM
Muzzle velocity620 m/s (2,000 ft/s)
Maximum firing range8,790 metres (9,610 yd) at 25°

The 8.8 cm SK L/35 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 35-caliber barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I on a variety of mounts.

  1. ^ Friedman, N. (2011). Naval weapons of World War One. p. 276