10.5 cm SK L/35

10.5 cm SK L/35
A 10.5 cm SK L/35 on a Vavasseur mounting.
TypeNaval gun
Place of originGerman Empire
Service history
Used byGerman Empire
The Netherlands
Ottoman Empire
Spain
WarsWorld War I
Production history
DesignerKrupp
Designed1891
ManufacturerKrupp
Produced1894
Specifications
Mass1,270 kg (2,800 lb)
Length3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) 35 caliber
Barrel length3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)

Calibre105 millimeters (4.1 in)
BreechHorizontal sliding-wedge breech
Elevation-10° to +30°[1]
Traverse360°
Rate of fire7.5 rpm
Muzzle velocity600 m/s (2,000 ft/s)[2]
Effective firing range12 km (7.5 mi) at +30°[1]

The 10.5 cm SK L/35 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 35-caliber long barrel) was a German naval gun developed in the years before World War I that armed a variety of warships of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. In addition to the Imperial German Navy the 10.5 cm SK L/35 was used by the Royal Netherlands Navy, Ottoman Navy and Spanish Navy.

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