RML 16 cm No. 3

RML 16 cm No. 3
The rifled muzzle loader Getrokken Kanon 16 cm No. 3
TypeNaval gun
Place of originNetherlands
Service history
In service1862[1] - 1881
Used byRoyal Netherlands Navy
Production history
Produced1861
No. built38
Specifications
Mass1,792 kg[1]
Length2.05 m[1]

Caliber16-centimetre (6.30 in)[1]
Muzzle velocity283.4 m at 44 m[2]

The RML 16 cm No. 3, or Getrokken kanon van 16 cm No. 3 was a rifled muzzle loading gun. It was a Dutch attempt to cheaply provide rifled ordnance to its navy.

  1. ^ a b c d Tideman 1880, p. 2e afd p. 119.
  2. ^ Departement van Marine 1878, p. 71.