24 cm K L/35

24 cm K L/35
One of the four 24 cm L/35 guns of battery No4 at Puerto Belgrano.
Type	Naval gun Coastal artillery Railway gun
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1890–1945
Used by	German Empire Argentina Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire
Wars	Boxer Rebellion World War I World War II
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Designed	1888
Manufacturer	Krupp
Produced	1888
Specifications
Mass	21.5 t (23.7 short tons)
Length	8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Barrel length	7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Shell	Separate loading bagged charges and projectiles
Shell weight	140–215 kg (309–474 lb)
Caliber	24 cm (9.4 in) 35 caliber
Breech	Cylindro-prismatic breech block
Elevation	-4° to +25°
Traverse	-150° to +150°
Rate of fire	2 rpm
Muzzle velocity	580–650 m/s (1,900–2,100 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	13 km (8.1 mi) at +25°[1]

The 24 cm K L/35 was a German naval gun developed in the years before World War I that armed ships of the Imperial German Navy, Argentine Navy and the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Guns removed from ships of the Imperial German Navy were modified to perform Coastal Artillery and Railway Artillery roles and saw service in both world wars.