15 cm SK L/45

15 cm SK L/45
Gun salvaged from SMS Bremse, at the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, Hoy, Orkney
TypeNaval gun
Railroad gun
Coastal artillery
Place of originGerman Empire
Service history
In service1908—45
Used byGermany
WarsWorld War I
World War II
Production history
DesignerKrupp
Designed1906
ManufacturerKrupp
Produced1908
Specifications
Mass5,730 kilograms (12,630 lb)
Length6.71 metres (22 ft 0 in)
Barrel length6.32 metres (20 ft 9 in)L/45

Shellseparate loading quick fire
Caliber149.1 millimetres (5.87 in)
Breechhorizontal sliding-wedge
RecoilHydro-spring
ElevationSee table
Traverse−150° to +150°
Rate of fire5-7 rpm
Muzzle velocity840 metres per second (2,800 ft/s)
Maximum firing rangeSee table

The 15 cm SK L/45[Note 1] was a German naval gun used in World War I and World War II.
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