1) Many references for this weapon show a Rate of Fire of 95 - 113 rounds per minute, but HMS Lion (Tiger class cruiser) generally fired no faster than 90 rounds per minute in order to increase reliability.  The Canadian Drill publication for this mount also notes a 90 RPM figure, although a lower figure of 70 RPM is also noted.  The original requirement called for a ROF of 120 RPM and this was achieved during the prototype stage.

2) The bore is chrome plated.

1) These weapons had 161 ready rounds per gun in two hoppers (100 and 38 rounds) and in the transfer system.  The figure listed above is the quantity per gun stored in the magazine.

2) HE Fuze NC101 was normally a VT (proximity) type round.  It could be used in a contact mode by "paralyzing" the VT mechanism via a wiping action.

3) Besides the HE NC101, there were also a non-fragmenting round for AA practice and an inert training round.

4) "US Naval Weapons" has a complete round weight of about 61 lbs. (27.7 kg).  I believe this to be incorrect.

5) Although munitions were a joint development, the USN and British cartridges were slightly different.

1) There are two endless chain hoists on the non-rotating structure which each supply 25 rounds per minute.  Each hoist feeds two ready-ammunition hoppers that rotate with the guns.  The ammunition is loaded by hand into four hoppers and from these are passed automatically to continuously rotating feed rings, hoists and conveyors up to the loading tray where it is pushed into the breech by means of a spring rammer.

2) HMS Tiger and Blake had two of their mountings removed when converted to Helicopter (ASW) cruisers.

3) This mounting used about 40 shear pins throughout the mount and the ammunition feed system.  Two types were provided, pre-scored aluminum pins for peacetime use and un-scored steel pins for wartime use.  The aluminum pins were a source of many problems during routine firing missions as the failure of a single pin would cause the mounting to cease fire and shut down.  One eyewitness has told me that the only time he ever saw one of the Canadian mountings fire more than a few rounds before jamming was when steel pins were used on a ship emptying her magazines shortly before decommissioning.

4) An electric cutoff operates 7.5 degrees before the elevation limits.

5) The mounting uses slip rings and can be continuously rotated throughout 360 degrees.

6) Two 440 Vac 3 phase 60 Hz electric motors are used for training and a single electric motor is used for elevation.

7) The feed system uses two 440 Vac 3 phase 60 Hz electric motors.  The first motor is off-mount and drives the outer feed ring, the hopper conveyors and the hoppers.  These are all geared together so as to synchronize their actions.  The second motor is on-mount and drives the inner feed ring, the two hoists, the intermediate conveyors and the radial conveyors.  These are also geared together to synchronize their actions.

8) Normal manning was 12 crewmembers including two in the gunhouse itself.