6 inch 35 caliber naval gun 1877

6 inch 35 caliber naval gun 1877
Russian 6 inch 35 caliber naval gun in Suomenlinna
TypeNaval and coastal gun
Place of originRussian Empire
Service history
In service1885–1917 Russian Empire
1917–1944 Finland
Used byRussian Empire
Finland
WarsRusso-Japanese War
First World War
Second World War
Production history
DesignerA. F. Brink
Designed1882[1]
ManufacturerObukhov State Plant
VariantsHoop gun 1885
Wire-wound barrel 1887
New wire-wound barrel 1892
Specifications
Mass8,500 kg (18,700 lb)[1]
Barrel length5,349 mm (17 ft 7 in)[1]

Caliber152.4 mm (6 in)[1]
BreechInterrupted screw
CarriageVavasseur mount
Dubrov mount
Krel casemate mount[1]
ElevationVavasseur mount: -7° to +20°
Dubrov mount: -5° to +15°
Krel mount: -4° to +12°[1]
TraverseVavasseur mount: 360°[1]
Rate of fireTheoretical: 4-5 rpm
Practical: 1 rpm[1]
Muzzle velocity600–700 m/s (2,000–2,300 ft/s) depending on ammunition [1]
Maximum firing range15,000 m (16,000 yd)[1]

The 6 inch 35 caliber naval gun 1877 was a 152 mm naval gun used by the Russian Empire. The gun was used from 1887 as battleship secondary armament and cruiser armament. The gun was mostly replaced by newer 6 inch 45 caliber Canet gun 1892 at the time of the Russo-Japanese War, but was still used on some ships. During the First World War fourteen guns were used as coastal guns on Gulf of Finland in the Peter the Great's Naval Fortress and were taken over by Finland after Finland's Declaration of Independence in 1917. The guns were used by Finland in the Second World War.[1][2] Russian model year 1877 refers to rifling system, not gun adoption[citation needed].

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Enqvist, Ove (1999). Itsenäisen Suomen rannikkotykit 1918-1998 [Coastal guns of Independent Finland 1918-1998] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sotamuseo. pp. 142–144. ISBN 951-25-1033-2.
  2. ^ DiGiulian, Tony (11 September 2005). "Russian 6"/35 (15.2 cm) Pattern 1877". Retrieved 2 December 2009.