The Vickers14-inch 45-calibre gun was designed and built by Vickers and initially installed on the battlecruiser Kongō which it was building for the Imperial
The 1.59-inch breech-loading Vickers Q.F. gun, Mk II was a British light artillery piece designed during World War I. Originally intended for use in trench
specification was enhanced to a 28 lb (13 kg) shell, 3,000 ft/s (910 m/s) muzzlevelocity, a 35,000 feet (11,000 m) ceiling, a towed road speed of 25 mph (40 km/h)