Armstrong 13-inch gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cannon
gptkbp:associated_with Victorian era military technology
gptkbp:barrel_type gptkb:steel
shells
gptkbp:caliber 13 inches
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 5-6 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned early 20th century
gptkbp:design_features rifled barrel
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:William_Armstrong
gptkbp:development mid-19th century
gptkbp:firing_mechanism breech-loading
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkbp:historical_context industrial revolution in weaponry
gptkbp:historical_significance first large caliber rifled gun used by the Royal Navy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armstrong 13-inch gun
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:French_naval_artillery
gptkbp:inspired_by earlier smoothbore cannons
gptkbp:involved_technology advancements in metallurgy
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for modern artillery development
gptkbp:length approximately 40 feet
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth
gptkbp:notable_battle Battle of the Nile (1884)
gptkbp:notable_features high accuracy and range
gptkbp:notable_for Naval artillery
gptkbp:notable_traits breech-loading mechanism
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:production_years 1860s to 1880s
gptkbp:range over 3,000 yards
gptkbp:recoil hydraulic recoil system
gptkbp:replaced_by BL 12-inch Mk X gun
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:successor modern naval guns
Armstrong 12-inch gun
gptkbp:type rifled breech-loading gun
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:used_in_naval_warfare blockade operations
gptkbp:weight approximately 10 tons
gptkbp:year_established 1860
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_William_Armstrong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6