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8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun

{{Infobox weapon

|name=8.8 cm SK L/30

| image=8.8_cm_SK_L30-1.jpg

| image_size = 300

|caption=

|origin=German Empire

|type=Naval gun

|is_ranged=yes

|is_artillery=yes

|service=1892–1945

|used_by={{flag|German Empire|23px}}
{{flag|Nazi Germany|23px}}

|wars=World War I
World War II

|designer=

|design_date=1890–1892

|manufacturer=

|production_date=

|number=

|variants=

|weight={{convert|644|kg|sp=us}}

|length=about {{convert|2.64|m|ftin|sp=us}}

|part_length=

|width=

|height=

|crew=

|cartridge=fixed

|cartridge_weight={{convert|7|kg|sp=us}}Friedman, N. (2011). Naval weapons of World War One. p. 276

|caliber={{convert|88|mm|in|sp=us}}

|action=

|rate=15 RPM

|velocity={{convert|590|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}

|range=

|max_range=Depends on mount:
MPL C/89: {{convert|7300|m|yd}} at +20°
Ubts.L: {{convert|10500|m|yd}} at +30°

|feed=

|sights=

|breech=horizontal sliding-wedge

|recoil=

|carriage=

|elevation=Depends on mount:
MPL C/89: -10° to +20°
Ubts.L: -10° to +30°

|traverse=

}}

The 8.8 cm SK L/30 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 30-caliber barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I on a variety of mounts.

Description

The 8.8 cm SK L/30 gun weighed {{convert|644|kg|sp=us}} and had an overall length of about {{convert|2.64|m|ftin|sp=us}}. It used the Krupp horizontal sliding block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design. In addition to mounts for surface ships there was also a submarine version which was on either a retractable or fixed pivot mount. The Krupp mount retracted vertically through a hatch, while the Erhardt version folded down onto the ship's deck.

Naval service

The 8.8 cm SK L/30 was a widely used naval gun on World War I pre-dreadnoughts, cruisers, coastal defence ships, avisos, submarines and torpedo boats in both casemates and turrets. Its primary use on pre-dreadnoughts, cruisers and coastal defence ships was as an anti-torpedo boat gun, while on avisos, submarines and torpedo boats it was their secondary armament.

Ship classes that carried the 8.8 cm SK L/30 include:

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See also

Notes

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References

  • {{cite book |last=Friedman|first= N.|title=Naval weapons of World War One|year=2011|location=Yorkshire|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|isbn=978-1-84832-100-7}}
  • {{cite book|editor=Reichs-Marine-Amt|editor-link=Reichsmarineamt|title=Bedienungsvorschrift für die 8,8 cm Schnellade-Kanone L/30 in 8,8 cm Mittel-Pivot-Lafette c/89 - Marine-Küsten-Artillerie|publisher=E. S. Mittler|location=Berlin|year=1909|oclc=66574420}}
  • {{cite book|last=Campbell|first=John|title=Naval Weapons of World War Two|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=London|year=2002|isbn=0-87021-459-4}}
  • {{cite book|last=Gander|first=Terry|author2=Chamberlain, Peter|title=Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939–1945|publisher=Doubleday|location=New York|year=1979|isbn=0-385-15090-3}}
  • {{cite book|last=Hogg|first=Ian V.|title=German Artillery of World War Two|publisher=Stackpole Books|location=Mechanicsville, PA|year=1997|edition=2nd corrected|isbn=1-85367-480-X}}
  • {{cite book| last = Rolf| first = Rudi| title = Der Atlantikwall: Bauten der deutschen Küstenbefestigungen 1940-1945| publisher = Biblio| year = 1998| location = Osnabrück| isbn = 3-7648-2469-7}}
  • {{cite book| last = Rolf| first = Rudi | title = A Dictionary on Modern Fortification: An Illustrated Lexicon on European Fortification in the Period 1800-1945| publisher = PRAK| year = 2004| location = Middleburg, Netherlands}}

External links

  • [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_88mm-30_skc97.htm SK L/30 at Navweaps.com]

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Category:88 mm artillery

Category:Naval guns of Germany