BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII naval gun

The BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII naval gun^[3] was designed for the new cordite propellants and was the first British wire-wound gun of this calibre.

Ordnance BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII gun
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1897–1918
Used by	Royal Navy
Production history
No. built	6
Specifications
Mass	25 tons barrel & breech[1]
Barrel length	368.7 inches (9,360 mm) (40.08 calibres)[1]
Shell	380 pounds (170 kg)[1]
Calibre	9.2-inch (233.7 mm)
Muzzle velocity	2,347 feet per second (715 m/s)[2]
Maximum firing range	12,400 yards (11,300 m)[1]

Naval service

The guns were mounted on the Powerful-class cruisers from 1897 until their decommissioning. After they were decommissioned some of the guns were used in coast defence in the UK, and from 1916 on one was mounted on the monitor HMS Marshal Ney.

See also

• List of naval guns