The BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII naval gun
[Mk VIII = Mark 8. Britain used ]Roman numerals
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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. was designed for the new
cordite
Cordite is a family of smokeless propellants developed and produced in the United Kingdom since 1889 to replace black powder as a military propellant. Like modern gunpowder, cordite is classified as a low explosive because of its slow burni ...
propellants and was the first British
wire-wound
This article explains terms used for the British Armed Forces' ordnance (i.e.: weapons) and also ammunition. The terms may have slightly different meanings in the military of other countries.
BD
Between decks: applies to a naval gun mounting in ...
gun of this calibre.
Naval service
The guns were mounted on the s from 1897 until their decommissioning. After they were decommissioned some of the guns were used in coast defence in the UK, and from 1916 on one was mounted on the
monitor
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.
See also
*
List of naval guns
List of Naval Guns by country of origin in decreasing caliber size
List of naval guns by caliber size, all countries
Naval anti-aircraft guns
See also
*List of artillery
*List of the largest cannon by caliber
*Glossary of British ordnance ...
Notes
References
''Text Book of Gunnery'', 1902. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Harrison and Sons, St. Martin's Lane
* Tony DiGiulian
External links
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Naval guns of the United Kingdom
234 mm artillery
Victorian-era weapons of the United Kingdom
World War I naval weapons of the United Kingdom