Secondary weapon used on pre-dreadnoughts. Used a horizontally sliding breech mechanism.
Designation | 10.5 cm (4.1") SK L/35 |
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Ship Class Used On | Kurfüst Friedrich Wilhelm class |
Date Of Design | about 1891 |
Date In Service | 1894 |
Gun Weight | (1,270 kg) |
Gun Length oa | (3.638 m) |
Bore Length | (3.400 m) |
Rifling Length | N/A |
Grooves | N/A |
Lands | N/A |
Twist | N/A |
Chamber Volume | N/A |
Rate Of Fire | 10 rounds per minute theoretical 7.5 rounds per minute practical |
Type | Fixed |
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Complete Round Weight |
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Projectile Types and Weights |
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Bursting Charge | HE: 1.97 lbs. (0.9 kg) |
Projectile Length | N/A |
Cartridge Case Type, Size and Empty Weight | N/A |
Propellant Charge | 6.24 lbs. (2.83 kg) RP C/06 |
Muzzle Velocity | With 1891 Projectiles: 2,034 fps (620 mps) With 1907 Projectiles: 1,968 fps (600 mps) |
Working Pressure | N/A |
Approximate Barrel Life | N/A |
Ammunition stowage per gun | Kurfüst Friedrich Wilhelm: 100 as commissioned, later 145 |
- ^1891 AP was L/3.8 and HE was L/3.89.
Data from:
- "Weapons of World War One" by Norman Friedman
- "German Warships 1815-1945" by Erich Gröner
- 28 November 2012
- New datapage