Austria-Hungary
19 cm/42 (7.48") Skoda
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Italy
190 mm/39 (7.48") Skoda
Updated 27 May 2012
Used on Austria-Hungary pre-dreadnoughts and armored cruisers of the early 1900s.

Some of these ships were ceded after World War I to Italy, where they were scrapped and the guns then used as coastal artillery and on pontoon GM269.

Nomenclature note:  The lengths of these guns were identical, the differences as noted in their designations was strictly the result of the way that each nation measured barrel length.  See "Definitions and Information about Naval Guns" for further information.
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Erzherzog Karl
The 19 cm (7.48") guns are in the casemate mountings and amidship turrets
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Gun Characteristics
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Designation Austria-Hungary:  19 cm/42 (7.48") Skoda
Italy:  190 mm/39 (7.48") Skoda
Ship Class Used On Austria-Hungary:  Erzherzog Karl and Sankt Georg Classes
Italy:  Pontoon GM269 and coastal artillery
Date Of Design N/A
Date In Service 1905
Gun Weight 12.5 tons (12.7 mt)
Gun Length oa about 315 in (8.000 m)
Bore Length about 292 in (7.410 m)
Rifling Length N/A
Grooves N/A
Lands N/A
Twist N/A
Chamber Volume N/A
Rate Of Fire about 3 rounds per minute
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Ammunition
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Type Cartridge
Projectile Types and Weights AP - 214 lbs. (97 kg)
Bursting Charge N/A
Propellant Charge N/A
Muzzle Velocity for AP 2,625 fps (800 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life N/A
Ammunition stowage per gun N/A
Note:  Based upon notes in "Naval Weapons of World War Two," the figures for this weapon in Italian service appear not to have changed from those of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
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Range
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Elevation With 214 lbs. (97 kg) AP Shell
Range @ 20 degrees about 21,870 yards (20,000 m)
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Mount / Turret Data
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Designation Erzherzog Karl (8):  Single Casemate
Erzherzog Karl (4):  Single Turrets
Weight N/A
Elevation about -3 / +20 degrees
Elevation Rate N/A
Train about +150 / -150 degrees
Train Rate N/A
Gun recoil N/A
Loading Angle N/A
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Data from
"Naval Weapons of World War Two" by John Campbell
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Special help by Cliff McMullen
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