120 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905

120 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905 Tykki 120 50.JPG 300 An open twin-mount Pattern 1905 in Finnish service. Great Britain Naval gunCoastal artilleryRailway artillery yes yes yes yes 1905–1950s Russian EmpireSoviet UnionFinland World War IRussian Civil WarWinter WarWorld War II Vickers 1905 VickersObukhov State Plant 1905 210 3.1 t ST us on 6 m ftin us on 50 caliber 5.8 m ftin us on Fixed QF ammunition 20.4-29 kg lb us on 120 mm in us on 6-7 rpm 792 m/s ft/s us on 13.7 km mi us on at +20° Single mount: -10° to +20°Twin mount: -3° to +27° 360° The 120 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905 was a Russian naval gun developed by Vickers for export in the years before World War I that armed a variety of warships of the Imperial Russian Navy. Guns salvaged from scrapped ships found a second life as coastal artillery, railway artillery and aboard river monitors during the Russian Civil War.Naval weapons of World War One Friedman Norman 2011 Seaforth Pub 9781848321007 S. Yorkshire 751804655 It was estimated that there were 110 guns in the Soviet Navy's inventory in 1941. Of these, 39 were in the Baltic Fleet, 20 in the Black sea Fleet, 24 in the Amur Flotilla, 11 in the Pacific Fleet and 6 in the Pinsk flotilla in World War II. History The Pattern 1905 began life as a Vickers design produced in Great Britain for export customers. The Pattern 1905 was also produced under license at the Obukhov State Plant in St. Petersburg, Russia. Construction The Pattern 1905 was a built-up gun which consisted of an A tube, three layers of reinforcing tubes, a jacket and a breech piece which screwed onto the jacket. Once Obhukov started production the Vickers guns were referred to as model 1 guns, while those manufactured by Obukhov were referred to as model 2 guns.http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/COASTAL_ARTILLERY2.htm FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: HEAVY COASTAL GUNS www.jaegerplatoon.net 2017-07-29 By 1918 it was estimated that 180 guns had been completed with another 20 partially complete. A few more were finished between 1921 and 1924 from existing stocks.http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNRussian_47-50_m1905.php Russia / USSR 120 mm/50 (4.7") Pattern 1905 - NavWeaps DiGiulian Tony www.navweaps.com en 2017-07-29 Naval use The Pattern 1905 guns armed armored cruisers, dreadnought battleships, gunboats, icebreakers and river monitors of the Imperial Russian Navy and Soviet Navy built or refit between 1905 and 1924. Armored cruisers Russian cruiser Rurik - The anti-torpedo boat armament of this ship consisted of twenty Pattern 1905 guns in casemates amidships. Dreadnought battleships Gangut-class battleships - The four ships of this class had an anti-torpedo boat armament of sixteen Pattern 1905 guns in casemates amidships. Gunboats Kars-class gunboats - The two ships of this class were built with a primary armament of two Pattern 1905 guns on open mounts. Gilyak-class gunboats - The four ships of this class were built with a primary armament of two Pattern 1905 guns on open mounts. Icebreakers Three Finnish Icebreakers the Sampo, Tarmo and Voima were briefly armed with Pattern 1905 guns in open twin-mounts. The guns were found to be too heavy and their recoil forces were too strong for the ships and were removed. River monitors Tayfun-class river monitors - The eight ships of this class were built with a secondary armament of four Pattern 1905 guns in two twin-turrets amidships. Ammunition Ammunition was of Fixed QF type and weighed between 20.4-29 kg lb us on. The gun was able to fire: Common High Explosive Illumination Incendiary SAP Shrapnel Photo Gallery References Naval Weapons of World War One Friedman Norman Seaforth 2011 978-1-84832-100-7 Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK Notes 20em External links http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNRussian_47-50_m1905.php http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/COASTAL_ARTILLERY2.htm http://wunderwafe.ru/Magazine/MK/1997_02/12.htm Category:Artillery of the Russian Empire Category:Artillery of the Soviet Union Category:Coastal artillery Category:Railway guns Category:120 mm artillery Category:Obukhov State Plant products