Armstrong Whitworth 30-inch gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baron
gptkbp:armament shells
gptkbp:associatedWith British_naval_power
gptkbp:barrelLength steel
1 round per hour
gptkbp:caliber 30 inches
gptkbp:crewCapacity 10
gptkbp:decommissioned post_World_War_I
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:HMS_Devastation
gptkbp:design gptkb:Sir_William_Armstrong
coastal defense
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth
gptkbp:elevation up to 45 degrees
gptkbp:famousFor military history
long-range bombardment
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1884
gptkbp:hasConflictWith gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:historicalContext late 19th century military technology
gptkbp:historicalImpact shift in naval warfare tactics
gptkbp:historicalRole deterrent against coastal attacks
gptkbp:historicalSignificance largest gun ever built at the time
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armstrong Whitworth 30-inch gun
gptkbp:influenced industrial revolution
gptkbp:influencedBy previous artillery designs
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:French_naval_artillery
gptkbp:launched horizontal to vertical
gptkbp:legacy influence on naval artillery design
gptkbp:length 32 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Portsmouth,_England
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth
gptkbp:maxRange 5 miles
gptkbp:navigationEquipment 360 degrees
gptkbp:notable_player manual loading
gptkbp:notableFeature large caliber
bombardment of coastal fortifications
heavy artillery piece
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:operationalRange effective range of 3 miles
gptkbp:productionCompany Victorian era
gptkbp:recoil hydraulic recoil system
gptkbp:relatedEvent Naval arms race
gptkbp:replacedBy modern artillery systems
gptkbp:retired 1918
gptkbp:sights telescopic sights
gptkbp:startsAt £100,000
gptkbp:successor gptkb:BL_12-inch_Mk_X_gun
gptkbp:technology breech-loading technology
gptkbp:transportation railway transport
gptkbp:type breech-loading gun
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:usedFor naval bombardment missions
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:weight 100 tons
1,000 pounds
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1884