The
QF 4.7 inch Gun Mark VIII was a British naval
anti-aircraft gun designed in the 1920s for the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
. This was the largest caliber fixed ammunition gun ever in service in the RN, though the round was considerably shorter and lighter than the round for the
QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun
The QF 4.5 inch gun has been the standard medium-calibre naval gun used by the Royal Navy as a medium-range weapon capable of use against surface, aircraft and shore bombardment targets since 1938. This article covers the early 45-calibre fam ...
. It was carried in powered HA XII mountings on the two s, two of the three s, the minelayer
HMS ''Adventure'', and the Australian
seaplane tender HMAS ''Albatross''.
[Campbell, ''Naval Weapons of WWII'', p.51.]
See also
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List of naval anti-aircraft guns
Naval anti-aircraft guns include anti-aircraft guns specially designed or adapted for mounting on ships, and naval guns adapted for high-angle fire.
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Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
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Type 10 120 mm AA Gun: Japanese equivalent
Notes and references
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Naval guns of the United Kingdom
120 mm artillery
Naval anti-aircraft guns
World War II naval weapons of the United Kingdom
Military equipment introduced in the 1920s