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gun in large ships, and in the main armament of smaller ships. Of the 600 produced, 482 were still available in 1939 for use as
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to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Mark VII indicates this was the seventh model of BL 4-inch gun.
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projectile, using 9 lb 5 oz 15 drams cordite MD size 16 propellant. HANDBOOK for the 4" Mark VII. and VIII. B.L. Guns 1913.
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February 1916 with 11th Heavy Battery (renumbered 15th Battery from April 1916) manned by the Royal Marine Artillery.
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127:4,704 pounds (2,130 kg) (barrel & breech)
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1309:1.59-inch breech-loading Vickers Q.F. gun, Mk II
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422:An example in East Africa, World War I.
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1592:Livens Large Gallery Flame Projector
217:2,852 feet per second (869 m/s)
635:British 4"/50 (10.2 cm) BL Mark VII
248:Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships
225:11,600 yards (10,600 m) at 15°
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428:German South West Africa campaign
1747:Naval guns of the United Kingdom
573:2852 ft/second firing a 31 lb 3
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1688:BL 9.2-inch Mk IX – X naval gun
1446:BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII
1678:QF 4-inch naval gun Mk I – III
885:QF 14-pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt
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513:Mk VII = Mark 7. Britain used
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362:scout cruisers, laid down 1910
353:scout cruisers, laid down 1909
344:light cruisers, laid down 1909
335:battlecruisers, laid down 1909
317:battlecruisers, laid down 1909
290:scout cruisers, laid down 1907
222:Maximum firing range
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25:Ordnance BL 4-inch gun Mk VII
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1525:QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer
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414:World War I field gun service
246:and as a defensive weapon on
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1462:BL 7.5-inch Mk III naval gun
1046:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk II
640:Farndale, General Sir Martin
470:Auckland War Memorial Museum
455:Auckland War Memorial Museum
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1721:BL 12-inch railway howitzer
1441:BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V
890:QF 14-pounder Mk I & II
805:EOC 12-inch 45 cal. Mk XIII
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371:battleships, laid down 1911
326:battleships, laid down 1909
308:battleships, laid down 1909
281:battleships, laid down 1907
272:battleships, laid down 1906
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1683:BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun
1577:Smoke and chemical weapons
1510:BL 10-pounder mountain gun
1472:BL 9.2-inch Mk X naval gun
1133:Spherical Mk I, II and III
966:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk II
800:BL 12-inch Mk XI & XII
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197:-10 degrees to +15 degrees
157:31 pounds (14.06 kg)
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1505:RML 2.5-inch mountain gun
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1482:BL 12-inch Mk X naval gun
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825:EOC 14-inch 45 cal. Mk I
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174:4 inches (101.6 mm)
1711:BL 9.2-inch railway gun
940:BL 6-inch Mk XIII-XVIII
775:Vickers 10-inch 45 cal.
649:Campbell, John (1985).
602:Farndale 1988, page 318
463:2 Mk VII guns from HMS
1726:BL 14-inch railway gun
1716:BL 12-inch railway gun
1568:9.45-inch Heavy Mortar
1286:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
1152:Anti-submarine weapons
1087:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
1077:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
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959:small cruiser armament
868:Secondary armament and
810:BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV
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1002:QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV
701:naval weapons of the
544:Naval Weapons of WWII
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187:, Single-motion screw
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1625:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt
1610:QF 1-pounder pom-pom
1583:4-inch Stokes Mortar
1563:Newton 6-inch mortar
1558:2-inch medium mortar
1548:3-inch Stokes mortar
1467:BL 9.2-inch howitzer
1426:BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX
1421:BL 6-inch gun Mk VII
1416:BLC 6-inch siege gun
1406:BL 5.4-inch howitzer
1377:QF 4.5-inch howitzer
1372:BL 4-inch gun Mk VII
1367:QF 4-inch gun Mk III
1337:QF 12-pounder 18 cwt
1281:QF 3-pounder Vickers
1082:QF 3-pounder Vickers
920:QF 6-inch Mk I – III
880:QF 12-pounder 18 cwt
213:Muzzle velocity
1640:QF 13-pounder 9 cwt
1635:QF 13-pounder Mk IV
1630:QF 13-pounder 6 cwt
1487:BL 15-inch howitzer
1477:BL 12-inch howitzer
1332:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
1327:BL 12-pounder 6 cwt
1215:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
1189:Type G Depth charge
1184:Type F Depth charge
1179:Type E Depth charge
1174:Type D Depth charge
1169:Type C Depth charge
1164:Type B Depth charge
1159:Type A Depth charge
1105:18-inch Mk V – VIII
780:EOC 10-inch 45 cal.
725:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
1602:Anti-aircraft guns
1497:Mountain artillery
1401:BL 5-inch howitzer
1291:QF 6-pounder 6 cwt
1038:Anti-aircraft guns
820:BL 13.5-inch Mk VI
785:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
740:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
735:BL 9.2-inch Mk XII
482:List of naval guns
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1138:Vickers Elia mine
1007:QF 4.7-inch Mk V*
976:BL 4-inch Mk VIII
859:BL 9.2-inch Mk XI
815:BL 13.5-inch Mk V
720:BL 9.2-inch Mk VI
633:DiGiulian, Tony.
494:4"/50 caliber gun
244:coastal artillery
236:4-inch gun Mk VII
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935:BL 6-inch Mk XII
925:BL 6-inch Mk VII
915:BL 5.5-inch Mk I
900:BL 4-inch Mk VII
895:QF 4-inch Mk III
854:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
849:BL 7.5-inch Mk I
840:Armoured cruiser
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745:BL 14-inch Mk II
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379:An example on a
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268:Bellerophon
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1741:Categories
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542:Campbell,
525:References
39:HMAS
1260:artillery
1097:Torpedoes
955:Destroyer
448:HMS
446:Gun from
294:HMS
193:Elevation
76:1908–1945
54:Naval gun
41:Australia
18:Naval gun
629:: 53–55.
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546:, p. 43.
476:See also
304:Colossus
286:Boadicea
140:calibres
1535:Mortars
1262:of the
711:Monitor
623:Warship
610:Sources
340:Bristol
296:Neptune
207:6-8 rpm
170:Calibre
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180:Breech
133:Barrel
44:, 1918
1125:Mines
501:Notes
322:Orion
185:Welin
153:Shell
1274:guns
713:guns
655:ISBN
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331:Lion
231:The
124:Mass
89:Wars
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