Amidships Detail of HMS Renown showing
two of the triple mountings
Note that the gun barrels could be independently
elevated in these mountings
One of the forward triple mountings on
HMS Renown
In the lower left corner is one of the
single 4"/45 (10.2 cm) BL Mark IX guns
Triple mount on HMS Renown ca. 1931
HMS Dianthus
Typical 4"/45 (10.2 cm) Mark IX on Flower
Class Corvette
IWM Photograph
4"/45 (10.2 cm) Mark IX on Monitor HMS
Sir John Moore
Note the shaded light on top of the shield,
which was useful during night firings
This picture is Identified as a 3" (7.62
cm) gun on a RCN Bangor class minesweeper but I believe that it is actually
a 4"/45 (10.2 cm) Mark IX gun on a Flower Class corvette
Lt. Gilbert Alexander Milne / Canada Department
of National Defence
Library and Archives Canada Photograph
PA-116997
Page History
25 January 2010 - New Page
19 May 2012 - Added close-up picture of
triple mount on HMS Renown