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 52 ft 6 in
gptkbp:caliber	381 mm 15 inch
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Vickers gptkb:Elswick_Ordnance_Company
gptkbp:enteredService	1915
gptkbp:firstFired	1915
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion	1959
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity	2,450 ft/s
gptkbp:notableAction	gptkb:Battle_of_Jutland gptkb:Bombardment_of_Normandy Bombardment of Genoa Bombardment of Oran
gptkbp:notableProject	high-explosive armor-piercing
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMS_Malaya gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak gptkb:HMS_Erebus gptkb:HMS_Hood gptkb:HMS_Queen_Elizabeth gptkb:HMS_Terror gptkb:HMS_Warspite gptkb:HMS_Ramillies gptkb:HMS_Royal_Sovereign gptkb:HMS_Barham gptkb:HMS_Repulse gptkb:HMS_Resolution gptkb:HMS_Revenge gptkb:HMS_Renown gptkb:HMS_Valiant
gptkbp:numberBuilt	186
gptkbp:range	33,550 yards
gptkbp:rateOfFire	2 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy	BL 13.5 inch Mk V naval gun BL 16 inch Mk I naval gun
gptkbp:shellWeight	1,920 lb
gptkbp:survivesIn	gptkb:Gibraltar gptkb:Malta gptkb:Whale_Island,_Portsmouth
gptkbp:type	gptkb:ship coastal defence breech-loading gun
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Royal_Navy Royal Army (coastal artillery)
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight	100 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Vickers_15-inch_gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7