| Ordnance BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII gun | |
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| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1897–1918 |
| Used by | Royal Navy |
| Production history | |
| No. built | 6 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 25 tons barrel & breech[1] |
| Barrel length | 368.7 inches (9,360 mm) (40.08 calibres)[1] |
| Shell | 380 pounds (170 kg)[1] |
| Calibre | 9.2-inch (233.7 mm) |
| Muzzle velocity | 2,347 feet per second (715 m/s)[2] |
| Maximum firing range | 12,400 yards (11,300 m)[1] |
The BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII naval gun[3] was designed for the new cordite propellants and was the first British wire-wound gun of this calibre.
- ^ a b c d Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII Page 336
- ^ 380 lb shell, with 63 lb cordite propellant size 40. Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Table XII page 336; Treatise on Ammunition 1915.
- ^ Mk VIII = Mark 8. Britain used Roman numerals to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Mark VIII indicates this was the eighth model of BL 9.2-inch naval gun.