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BL 8-inch Mk I – VII naval gun

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Mk VII : Victorian Navy Manuals 1887 and 1895 quote 100 lb Black powder for "battering charge" and 90 lb for regular charge. Muzzle Velocity of 2027 ft/s is quoted with 180 lb projectile and 90 lb charge in the Victorian Navy Manual of
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Different types of shell had different weights : figures are for the gun's heaviest shell. Hence for the Mk VII gun the Victorian Navy Manual of 1895 quotes Common 168 lb, Segment 177 lb, Palliser, Case & Shrapnel 180
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in Australia and New Zealand as coast-defence guns during the "Russian scares" of the 1880s. In the event, no Russian invasion occurred and the guns were rarely if ever fired.
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By 1885 the Royal Navy abandoned the 8-inch gun in favour of the 9.2 inch and later the 7.5 inch gun for cruisers, until 1923 when the restrictions of the
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Mk VII : 2,000 ft/s firing a 180 lb projectile, with 90 lb black prism powder (gunpowder); or 22 lb cordite MK I propellant size 20. Text Book of Gunnery, 1902
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Mks I and II were several early proof guns that did not enter British service and Mk V was not made. Limited numbers of 25.5 and 30 calibres guns were produced.
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Mks IV & VI : 2150 ft/s firing 210-pound projectile using 118 lb Prismatic brown powder or 32 lb 10 oz cordite Mk I size 20. Text Book of Gunnery 1902.
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Mk III : 1953 ft/s firing 210-pound projectile using 104 lb Prismatic Brown powder or 28 lb 12 oz cordite Mk I size 20. Text Book of Gunnery 1902.
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and Australian and New Zealand coastal defences in response to expected Russian expansionism in the Pacific (The "Russian scares" of the 1880s).
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1885 New Zealand Harbour defences (Table showing amount required for) Laid on the Table by the Hon. Mr Ballance, with the Leave of the House.
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Four Mk VII coast defence guns were installed at Singapore in the 1880s-1890s : two atop Mount Serapong and two at Fort Tanjong Katong.
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In the interim Elswick Ordnance continued to develop 8-inch guns in 40 calibre and 45-calibre lengths for export, mainly to Japan.
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Text Book of Gunnery, 1902. LONDON : PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE
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to denote marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Hence these were the first 7 models of BL 8-inch naval gun.
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of medium-heavy calibre. They were initially designed for gunpowder propellants and were of both 25.5 and 30
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Instructions for 8 inch Rifled Breech Loading Armstrong Gun and Hydro-Pneumatic Disappearing Carriage
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Mk VII were lighter 25-calibres low-powered guns firing a lighter 180-pound projectile used to equip
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carriages, with 50 rounds per gun, delivered in London, as purchased by New Zealand in 1885.
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Instructions for 8 inch Rifled Breech Loading Armstrong Gun and Naval Carriage and Slide
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Additions to 1890 Manual for Victorian naval forces circa. 1895. HMVS Cerberus website
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12000 yards is quoted for Mk VII gun in the Victorian Navy Manual of 1895
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Mk VII guns armed the following Australian colonial gun vessels :
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Handbook for the 8-inch b.l. gun marks VII and VIIa Land service 1899
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Mk III were low-powered 25-calibres guns mounted on :
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Mk IV & VI : 2,150 feet per second (655 m/s)
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Describes Mk VII gun. From Australian National Archives
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Describes Mk VII gun. From Australian National Archives
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Mk IV & VI : 237 inches (6,020 mm) bore
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BL 8 inch Mk I - VII naval gun

disappearing carriage
North Head
Devonport, New Zealand
Naval gun
United Kingdom
Colonial navies of Australia
New Zealand
Singapore
RGF
EOC
RGF
EOC
Barrel
Shell
Calibre
Muzzle velocity
rifled breechloaders
calibres
Washington Naval Treaty
Mk VIII 8-inch gun
heavy cruisers
HMS Bellerophon
Mersey-class cruisers
Abyssinia
Magdala
Australian colonial navies

Gayundah

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