BL 15-inch Mk I naval gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/BL_15-inch_Mk_I_naval_gun

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	artillery
gptkbp:barrelLength	42 calibres
gptkbp:breechType	gptkb:Welin_breech_block
gptkbp:caliber	15 inch
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Vickers gptkb:Elswick_Ordnance_Company
gptkbp:enteredService	1915
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	BL 15-inch Mk I naval gun
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity	2,450 ft/s
gptkbp:notableAction	gptkb:Battle_of_Jutland gptkb:Bombardment_of_Normandy gptkb:Bombardment_of_Zeebrugge
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMS_Malaya gptkb:HMS_Hood gptkb:HMS_Queen_Elizabeth gptkb:HMS_Warspite gptkb:HMS_Barham gptkb:HMS_Repulse gptkb:HMS_Renown gptkb:HMS_Valiant
gptkbp:numberBuilt	186
gptkbp:range	33,550 yd
gptkbp:rateOfFire	2 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:BL_13.5-inch_Mk_V_naval_gun
gptkbp:shellWeight	1,920 lb
gptkbp:status	retired
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:BL_16-inch_Mk_I_naval_gun
gptkbp:type	gptkb:personal_computer gptkb:ship breech-loading
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:usedFor	coastal defense artillery
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight	97 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Coventry_Ordnance_Works
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6