RML 16 cm No. 3 | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | Netherlands |
Service history | |
In service | 1862[1] - 1881 |
Used by | Royal Netherlands Navy |
Production history | |
Produced | 1861 |
No. built | 38 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,792 kg[1] |
Length | 2.05 m[1] |
Caliber | 16-centimetre (6.30 in)[1] |
Muzzle velocity | 283.4 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.