10.5 cm SK L/35 | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
Used by | German Empire The Netherlands Ottoman Empire Spain |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | Krupp |
Designed | 1891 |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Produced | 1894 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,270 kg (2,800 lb) |
Length | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) 35 caliber |
Barrel length | 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) |
Calibre | 105 millimeters (4.1 in) |
Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge breech |
Elevation | -10° to +30°[1] |
Traverse | 360° |
Rate of fire | 7.5 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 600 m/s (2,000 ft/s)[2] |
Effective firing range | 12 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.