10.5 cm SK L/35
{{Infobox weapon
|name=10.5 cm SK L/35
|image=10.5 cm SK L35-1.jpg
|image_size=300
|caption=A 10.5 cm SK L/35 on a Vavasseur mounting.
|origin=German Empire
|type=Naval gun
|is_ranged=yes
|is_bladed=
|is_explosive=yes
|is_artillery=yes
|is_vehicle=
|is_UK=no
|service=
|used_by=German Empire
The Netherlands
Ottoman Empire
Spain
|wars=World War I
|designer=Krupp
|design_date=1891
|manufacturer=Krupp
|production_date=1894
|number=
|variants=
|weight={{convert|1270|kg|lb|sp=us|abbr=on}}
|length={{convert|3.6|m|ftin|sp=us|abbr=on}} 35 caliber
|part_length={{convert|3.4|m|ftin|sp=us|abbr=on}}
|width=
|height=
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|cartridge_weight=
|caliber={{convert|105|mm|in|sp=us}}
|action=
|rate=7.5 rpm
|velocity={{convert|600|m/s|ft/s|sp=us|abbr=on}}
|range={{convert|12|km|mi|sp=us|abbr=on}} at +30°
|max_range=
|breech=Horizontal sliding-wedge breech
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|traverse=360°
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The 10.5 cm SK L/35 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 35-caliber long barrel) was a German naval gun developed in the years before World War I that armed a variety of warships of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. In addition to the Imperial German Navy the 10.5 cm SK L/35 was used by the Royal Netherlands Navy, Ottoman Navy and Spanish Navy.
Naval Use
The 10.5 cm SK L/35 was used as primary or secondary armament aboard corvettes, gunboats, pre-dreadnought battleships, protected cruisers, torpedo gunboats, and unprotected cruisers.
Ships armed with the 10.5 cm SK L/35 include:
- {{sclass|Brandenburg|battleship|1}}s
- {{sclass|Bussard|cruiser|1}}s
- {{sclass|Carola|corvette|1}}s
- {{sclass|Irene|cruiser|1}}s
- {{sclass|Koetei|gunboat|1}}s
- Peleng-i Deryâ-class torpedo gunboats
Ammunition
Ammunition was 105 x 656 mm R and of fixed QF type. A complete round weighed {{convert|21.4|kg|lb|sp=us|abbr=on}}. The projectiles weighed {{convert|14|kg|lb|sp=us|abbr=on}}.{{Cite book|title=Naval weapons of World War One|last=Friedman|first=Norman|date=2011|publisher=Seaforth Pub|isbn=9781848321007|location=S. Yorkshire|oclc=751804655}}
The gun was able to fire:
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- 10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun : Successor to the SK L/35
- 4"/40 caliber gun : American equivalent
- Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1891 : French equivalent
- Cannon 102/35 Model 1914 : Italian equivalent
- QF 4 inch naval gun Mk I – III : British equivalent
References
- {{cite book|title=Naval Weapons of World War One|last=Friedman|first=Norman|publisher=Seaforth|year=2011|isbn=978-1-84832-100-7|location=Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK}}
Notes
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External links
- http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-35_skc91.php
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