Description

Similar to the earlier 15.2 cm (6.") Model 1903. Used a hand-operated screw breech-block of the Bofors ogival type. Little other information available.

A twin-gun mounting removed from Drottning Victoria was used as land artillery at the top secret "Kalix line" located in northern Sweden near a town called Vuollerim. These were in service until the middle 1990s and then the battery was converted into a museum. Photographs of the mounting and guns may be found at the Victoriafortet (Fort Victoria) link below.

Gun Characteristics

Designation 15.2 cm/50 (6") Model 1912
Ship Class Used On Sverige class
Date Of Design 1912
Date In Service 1917
Gun Weight about 7.63 tons (7.75 mt)
Gun Length oa N/A
Bore Length about 300 in (7.620 m)
Rifling Length N/A
Grooves N/A
Lands N/A
Twist N/A
Chamber Volume N/A
Rate Of Fire about 3 - 4 rounds per minute

Ammunition

Type Bag
Projectile Types and Weights AP: 101 lbs. (46 kg)
Bursting Charge N/A
Projectile Length N/A
Propellant Charge N/A
Muzzle Velocity 2,789 fps (850 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life N/A
Ammunition stowage per gun N/A

Range

Range with 101 lbs. (45.8 kg) AP
Elevation Distance
30 degrees about 15,000 yards (13,716 m)

Mount/Turret Data

Designation
  • Single Turrets
    • Sverige: (6)
  • Twin Turret
    • Sverige: (1)
Weight N/A
Elevation about -5 / +30 degrees
Elevation Rate N/A
Train about +120 / -120 degrees
Train Rate N/A
Gun recoil N/A
Loading Angle N/A

Sources

Data from:

  • "Naval Weapons of World War Two" by John Campbell
  • "Cruisers of World War Two" by M.J. Whitley

Other:

Special help from Stefan Bengtsson, Jeff Brantly, Hans Lineskär and Joakim Wohlfeil

Page History

09 May 2006
Benchmark
07 February 2016
Added note about museum guns