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BL 15-inch Mk I naval gun
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/BL_15-inch_Mk_I_naval_gun
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
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