8.8 cm SK L/35 naval gun

The 8.8 cm SK L/35 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 35-caliber barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I on a variety of mounts.

8.8 cm SK L/35
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1904—45
Used by	German Empire Nazi Germany
Wars	World War I World War II
Production history
Designed	1900–04
Specifications
Length	about 3.08 meters (10 ft 1 in)
Shell	Fixed
Shell weight	9.65–9.8 kilograms (21.3–21.6 lb)[1]
Caliber	88 millimeters (3.46 in)
Breech	horizontal sliding-wedge
Rate of fire	12 RPM
Muzzle velocity	620 m/s (2,000 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	8,790 metres (9,610 yd) at 25°

Description

The 8.8 cm SK L/35 gun had an overall length of about 3.08 m (10 ft 1 in). It used the Krupp horizontal sliding block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design.

Naval service

The 8.8 cm SK L/35 was a widely used naval gun on many classes of World War I battleships, cruisers and torpedo boats in both casemates and turrets. Its primary use on battleships and cruisers was as an anti-torpedo boat gun, while on torpedo boats it was their secondary armament.

Ship classes that carried the 8.8 cm SK L/35 include:

• Braunschweig class
• Deutschland class
• Prinz Adalbert class
• Roon class
• S138 class
• S90 class
• Scharnhorst class
• Victoria Louise class

See also

• List of naval guns