28 cm SK C/34 naval gun

Gun from Gneisenau being unloaded in Bergen, Norway, prior to installation at Fjell festning, late 1942-early 1943
TypeNaval gun
Coast-defense gun
Place of originGermany
Service history
In service1938–1953
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Designed1934
Specifications
Mass53,250 kg (117,400 lb)
Length15.4 m (51 ft) 54.5 Caliber
Barrel length14.5 m (48 ft) (bore length)

ShellSeparate-loading, bagged charge
Caliber283 mm (11.1 in)
Elevation–8° to +40°
Muzzle velocity890 m/s (2,900 ft/s)
Maximum firing range40,930 m (44,760 yd) at 40°[1]

The German 28 cm SK C/34[Note 1] naval gun was a 283 mm 54.5-caliber built-up gun designed in 1934 used on the Scharnhorst-class battleships.

  1. ^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.231.


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