281:
44:
301:, whose 25-pound (11 kg) shell had been considered insufficiently powerful for its intended role. The BL Mk VIII fired a 31-pound (14 kg) shell. It armed the following warships :
599:
1063:
1105:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
997:
554:
1002:
654:
1058:
1007:
17:
1100:
547:
749:
804:
892:
845:
754:
674:
664:
639:
584:
540:
374:
866:
809:
718:
594:
515:
HANDBOOK for the 4" Mark VII. and VIII. B.L. Guns 1913 (Corrected to
September 1913.) ADMIRALTY Gunnery Branch, G.8652/13
835:
759:
385:
363:
298:
850:
689:
669:
644:
501:
projectile, using 5 lb 4 oz cordite MD size 16 propellant. HANDBOOK for the 4" Mark VII. and VIII. B.L. Guns 1913.
439:
to denote marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. This was the eighth model of
British BL 4-inch gun.
979:
974:
280:
830:
744:
184:
180:
589:
314:
684:
649:
604:
261:
723:
679:
871:
799:
789:
779:
764:
713:
269:
532:
498:
1110:
887:
794:
774:
694:
659:
620:
615:
415:
397:
920:
769:
255:
161:
1079:
969:
351:
951:
941:
910:
609:
366:
327:
268:
gun in smaller ships whose decks could not support the strain of the heavier and more powerful
214:
902:
339:
201:
946:
8:
936:
784:
49:
409:
318:
206:
174:
575:
527:
915:
704:
305:
286:
234:
563:
436:
43:
1094:
735:
630:
381:
265:
224:
100:
514:
567:
96:
989:
562:
154:
819:
357:
345:
333:
63:
961:
191:
488:
HANDBOOK for the 4" Mark VII. and VIII. B.L. Guns 1913
435:
Mark VIII = Mark 8. Mark XI = Mark 11. Britain used
373:
The gun was succeeded in its class from 1911 by the
149:2,912 pounds (1,320 kg) (barrel & breech)
1092:
528:British 4"/40 (10.2 cm) BL Mark VIII and Mark XI
1106:World War I naval weapons of the United Kingdom
484:
482:
480:
478:
476:
548:
473:
466:
464:
462:
460:
458:
456:
555:
541:
42:
396:A Mark XI-variant was adapted to arm the
453:
279:
264:naval gun introduced in 1908 as an anti-
14:
1093:
391:
536:
160:159.2 inches (4.044 m) bore (40
36:Ordnance BL-4-inch Mk VIII naval gun
239:2,287 feet per second (697 m/s)
24:
275:
25:
1122:
520:
1101:Naval guns of the United Kingdom
497:2287 ft/second firing a 31 lb 3
418:– firing slightly heavier shell
750:QF 14-pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt
491:
429:
260:was a British medium-velocity
244:Maximum firing range
120:
13:
1:
446:
911:QF 2-pounder "pom-pom" Mk II
7:
755:QF 14-pounder Mk I & II
670:EOC 12-inch 45 cal. Mk XIII
403:
247:10,210 yards (9,340 m)
18:BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VIII
10:
1127:
998:Spherical Mk I, II and III
831:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mk II
665:BL 12-inch Mk XI & XII
508:
258:4-inch Mark VIII naval gun
179:31 pounds (14.06 kg)
1072:
1016:
988:
960:
929:
901:
880:
859:
818:
732:
703:
629:
574:
416:10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun
243:
233:
223:
213:
200:
190:
173:
168:
153:
145:
140:
132:
119:
111:
106:
92:
82:
74:
69:
59:
41:
34:
937:.303 Vickers machine gun
810:BL 7.5-inch Mk II – Mk V
690:EOC 14-inch 45 cal. Mk I
422:
196:4 inches (101.6 mm)
805:BL 6-inch Mk XIII-XVIII
640:Vickers 10-inch 45 cal.
384:many guns were used to
367:torpedo-boat destroyers
1017:Anti-submarine weapons
952:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
942:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
860:Merchant ship armament
824:small cruiser armament
733:Secondary armament and
675:BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV
297:The gun succeeded the
294:
225:Rate of fire
867:QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV
566:naval weapons of the
283:
209:, single-motion screw
947:QF 3-pounder Vickers
785:QF 6-inch Mk I – III
745:QF 12-pounder 18 cwt
369:(Australia) of 1910.
235:Muzzle velocity
1080:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
1054:Type G Depth charge
1049:Type F Depth charge
1044:Type E Depth charge
1039:Type D Depth charge
1034:Type C Depth charge
1029:Type B Depth charge
1024:Type A Depth charge
970:18-inch Mk V – VIII
645:EOC 10-inch 45 cal.
590:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
392:Mk XI submarine gun
903:Anti-aircraft guns
685:BL 13.5-inch Mk VI
650:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
605:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
600:BL 9.2-inch Mk XII
410:List of naval guns
398:K-class submarines
386:arm merchant ships
295:
107:Production history
1088:
1087:
1064:7.5-inch howitzer
1003:Vickers Elia mine
872:QF 4.7-inch Mk V*
841:BL 4-inch Mk VIII
724:BL 9.2-inch Mk XI
680:BL 13.5-inch Mk V
585:BL 9.2-inch Mk VI
285:Breech of gun on
251:
250:
16:(Redirected from
1118:
1111:100 mm artillery
916:QF 3-inch 20 cwt
893:QF 4-inch Mk XII
851:BL 4.7-inch Mk I
836:QF 4-inch Mk III
800:BL 6-inch Mk XII
790:BL 6-inch Mk VII
780:BL 5.5-inch Mk I
765:BL 4-inch Mk VII
760:QF 4-inch Mk III
719:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
714:BL 7.5-inch Mk I
705:Armoured cruiser
655:BL 12-inch Mk IX
610:BL 14-inch Mk II
595:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
557:
550:
543:
534:
533:
526:Tony DiGiulian,
502:
495:
489:
486:
471:
468:
440:
433:
400:laid down 1915.
317:destroyers from
299:QF 4-inch Mk III
122:
46:
37:
32:
31:
21:
1126:
1125:
1121:
1120:
1119:
1117:
1116:
1115:
1091:
1090:
1089:
1084:
1068:
1012:
984:
956:
925:
897:
888:BL 4-inch Mk XI
876:
855:
846:QF 4-inch Mk IV
823:
814:
795:BL 6-inch Mk XI
775:BL 4-inch Mk IX
734:
728:
699:
695:BL 15-inch Mk I
660:BL 12-inch Mk X
625:
621:BL 18-inch Mk I
616:BL 15-inch Mk I
570:
568:First World War
561:
523:
511:
506:
505:
496:
492:
487:
474:
469:
454:
449:
444:
443:
434:
430:
425:
406:
394:
375:QF 4-inch Mk IV
324:(1908) onwards.
293:
278:
276:Mk VIII history
169:
136:Mk VIII – Mk XI
127:
87:
75:In service
70:Service history
55:
48:Forward gun of
35:
30:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1124:
1114:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1082:
1076:
1074:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1020:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1005:
1000:
994:
992:
986:
985:
983:
982:
977:
972:
966:
964:
958:
957:
955:
954:
949:
944:
939:
933:
931:
927:
926:
924:
923:
921:QF 4-inch Mk V
918:
913:
907:
905:
899:
898:
896:
895:
890:
884:
882:
881:Submarine guns
878:
877:
875:
874:
869:
863:
861:
857:
856:
854:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
827:
825:
816:
815:
813:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
770:QF 4-inch Mk V
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
741:
739:
730:
729:
727:
726:
721:
716:
710:
708:
701:
700:
698:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
636:
634:
627:
626:
624:
623:
618:
613:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
581:
579:
572:
571:
564:British Empire
560:
559:
552:
545:
537:
531:
530:
522:
521:External links
519:
518:
517:
510:
507:
504:
503:
490:
472:
451:
450:
448:
445:
442:
441:
437:Roman numerals
427:
426:
424:
421:
420:
419:
412:
405:
402:
393:
390:
371:
370:
361:
349:
337:
325:
312:
311:laid down 1905
284:
277:
274:
249:
248:
245:
241:
240:
237:
231:
230:
227:
221:
220:
217:
211:
210:
204:
198:
197:
194:
188:
187:
185:Common lyddite
181:Common pointed
177:
171:
170:
166:
165:
158:
151:
150:
147:
143:
142:
141:Specifications
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
124:
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
104:
103:
94:
90:
89:
86:United Kingdom
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
47:
39:
38:
28:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1123:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1098:
1096:
1081:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1071:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
995:
993:
991:
987:
981:
980:21-inch Mk IV
978:
976:
975:21-inch Mk II
973:
971:
968:
967:
965:
963:
959:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
934:
932:
930:Light weapons
928:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
908:
906:
904:
900:
894:
891:
889:
886:
885:
883:
879:
873:
870:
868:
865:
864:
862:
858:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
828:
826:
821:
817:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
742:
740:
738:main armament
737:
736:light cruiser
731:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
711:
709:
707:main armament
706:
702:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
637:
635:
633:main armament
632:
628:
622:
619:
617:
614:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
582:
580:
577:
573:
569:
565:
558:
553:
551:
546:
544:
539:
538:
535:
529:
525:
524:
516:
513:
512:
500:
494:
485:
483:
481:
479:
477:
467:
465:
463:
461:
459:
457:
452:
438:
432:
428:
417:
413:
411:
408:
407:
401:
399:
389:
387:
383:
378:
376:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
354:
350:
347:
344:
342:
338:
335:
332:
330:
326:
323:
322:
316:
313:
310:
309:
304:
303:
302:
300:
292:in March 1919
291:
290:
282:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
257:
246:
242:
238:
236:
232:
228:
226:
222:
218:
216:
212:
208:
205:
203:
199:
195:
193:
189:
186:
182:
178:
176:
172:
167:
163:
159:
156:
152:
148:
144:
139:
135:
131:
125:
118:
114:
110:
105:
102:
98:
95:
91:
85:
81:
77:
73:
68:
65:
62:
58:
54:
53:
45:
40:
33:
27:
19:
1073:Landing guns
1059:Cruiser Mine
840:
631:Capital ship
493:
431:
395:
382:World War II
379:
372:
352:
340:
328:
320:
315:Tribal-class
307:
296:
288:
266:torpedo boat
254:
252:
219:-10° to +20°
157: length
126:Mk VIII: 246
101:World War II
83:Used by
51:
26:
1008:Type H mine
364:River-class
123: built
97:World War I
1095:Categories
612:(US built)
447:References
358:destroyers
346:destroyers
287:HMAS
262:wire-wound
962:Torpedoes
820:Destroyer
470:DiGiulian
334:destroyer
319:HMS
306:HMS
215:Elevation
128:Mk XI: 30
88:Australia
78:1908–1945
64:Naval gun
50:HMS
29:Naval gun
404:See also
162:calibres
133:Variants
112:Designed
52:Defender
576:Monitor
509:Sources
414:German
360:of 1910
353:Acheron
348:of 1910
336:of 1909
321:Saracen
229:6-8 RPM
192:Calibre
355:-class
343:-class
331:-class
329:Beagle
270:Mk VII
202:Breech
155:Barrel
990:Mines
423:Notes
341:Acorn
308:Swift
272:gun.
207:Welin
175:Shell
578:guns
289:Huon
253:The
146:Mass
115:1904
93:Wars
60:Type
822:and
499:CRH
380:In
121:No.
1097::
475:^
455:^
388:.
377:.
256:BL
183:,
99:–
556:e
549:t
542:v
164:)
20:)
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