17 cm RK L/25 | |
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![]() The Krupp 17 cm RK L/25 gun | |
Type | |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
In service | 1877–1902 (Dutch Navy) |
Used by | |
Production history | |
Designer | Krupp |
Manufacturer | Krupp |
Specifications ((L/25)[1]) | |
Mass | 5,600 kg[1] |
Length | 4.250 m[1] |
Caliber | 172.6 mm |
Muzzle velocity | 524 m/s.[2] |
The 17 cm RK L/25 was a gun from a family of German naval artillery guns developed in the 1870s. Before World War I, the gun was used on warships of the Imperial German Navy, the Royal Netherlands Navy, and other navies.