26 cm RK L/20

26 cm RK L/20
The 26 cm RK L/20 model 1870
Type
Place of originKingdom of Prussia
Service history
Used by
Production history
DesignerKrupp
Designed1870
ManufacturerKrupp
Specifications
Mass18,000 kg[1]
Length5,200 mm[2] (L/20)
Caliber
260.0 mm[2] (Original)

262.5 mm[2] (Adapted)

Breechhorizontal sliding wedge
Muzzle velocity
  • 1875: 436 m/s.[3]
  • later: 500 m/s[4]

The 26 cm RK L/20 was a gun from a family of Krupp naval artillery guns designed in the late 1860s. The gun resembled the 26 cm RK L/22, but was shorter, so it could be used in the central battery of certain ships. The gun came in an early variant with a 260 mm caliber. Later, these guns were adapted to 263 mm caliber.

  1. ^ Von Müller 1879, p. 289.
  2. ^ a b c Von Müller 1879, p. 288.
  3. ^ Von Müller 1879, p. 155.
  4. ^ Hartmann 1896, p. 952.