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10.5 cm SK L/35
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The 10.5 cm SK L/35 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 35-caliber long barrel) was a German naval gun developed in the years before World War I that armed a variety of warships of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. In addition to the Imperial German Navy the 10.5 cm SK L/35 was used by the Royal Netherlands Navy, Ottoman Navy and Spanish Navy.
Naval Use
The 10.5 cm SK L/35 was used as primary or secondary armament aboard corvettes, gunboats, pre-dreadnought battleships, protected cruisers, torpedo gunboats, and unprotected cruisers.
Ships armed with the 10.5 cm SK L/35 include:
Brandenburg battleship 1s
Bussard cruiser 1s
Carola corvette 1s
Irene cruiser 1s
Koetei gunboat 1s
Peleng-i Deryâ-class torpedo gunboats
Ammunition
Ammunition was 105 x 656 mm R and of fixed QF type. A complete round weighed 21.4 kg lb us on. The projectiles weighed 14 kg lb us on.Naval weapons of World War One Friedman Norman 2011 Seaforth Pub 9781848321007 S. Yorkshire 751804655
The gun was able to fire:
Armor Piercing
High Explosivehttp://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-35_skc91.php Germany 10.5 cm/35 (4.1") SK L/40 - NavWeaps DiGiulian Tony www.navweaps.com en 2017-07-23
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun : Successor to the SK L/35
4"/40 caliber gun : American equivalent
Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1891 : French equivalent
Cannon 102/35 Model 1914 : Italian equivalent
QF 4 inch naval gun Mk I – III : British equivalent
References
Naval Weapons of World War One Friedman Norman Seaforth 2011 978-1-84832-100-7 Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK
Notes
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External links
http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-35_skc91.php
Category:Naval guns of Germany
Category:105 mm artillery