Description

This page is a collection of 7.5" (19.1 cm) guns built by Armstrong/EOC and Vickers for export. Links are provided to those that are detailed on their own datapage.

Armstrong/EOC Guns

7.5"/50 (19.1 cm) Pattern A

Secondary guns for the Chilean battleship Constitution. When taken over by Britain in 1906, these became the British 7.5"/50 (19.1 cm) Mark III.

7.5"/45 (19.1 cm) Pattern B

Secondary guns for the Greek Armored Cruiser Georgios Averof (aka Averov or Averoff) which was built in Italy. See Italian 190 mm/45 (7.5") Model 1908.

7.5"/45 (19.1 cm) Pattern C

Secondary guns for the Italian Armored Cruisers of the San Giorgio and Pisa Classes. See Italian 190 mm/45 (7.5") Model 1908.

Vickers Guns

7.5"/50 (19.1 cm) Mark B

Secondary guns for the Chilean battleship Libertad. When taken over by Britain in 1906, these became the British 7.5"/50 (19.1 cm) Mark IV.

7.5"/50 (19.1 cm) Mark C

Two wire-wound guns first designed in 1904 but modified in 1906 and 1908. Gun weight was 14 tons 9 cwt 3 qtr. Overall length was 386.7 in (982 cm), bore length was 378.9 in (962 cm) [50.5 calibers]. Fired a 200 lbs. (90.7 kg) using a propellant charge of 61.25 lbs. (27.8 kg) of Cordite MD for a muzzle velocity of 2,825 fps (861 mps).

7.5"/50 (19.1 cm) Mark D

Secondary guns for the Italian Armored Cruiser San Marco. See Italian 190 mm/45 (7.5") Model 1906.

Sources

Campbell, John
   - "British Naval Guns 1880-1945 No 9" article in "Warship Volume VII"
   - "Naval Weapons of World War Two"

Fraccaroli, Aldo
   - "Italian Warships of World War II"

Friedman, Norman
   - "Naval Weapons of World War One"

Page History

26 October 2026 - New Datapage