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After Rurik was decommissioned these guns and turrets were put in storage for use in coastal defense installations, but they were never actually used for that purpose. |
Armored Cruiser Rurik |
Bow Turret on Rurik |
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After Rurik was decommissioned these guns and turrets were put in storage for use in coastal defense installations, but they were never actually used for that purpose. |
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Armored Cruiser Rurik |
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Bow Turret on Rurik |
| Designation | 10"/50 (25.4 cm) Pattern 1908
254 mm/50 (10") Pattern 1908 |
| Ship Class Used On | Rurik (II) |
| Date Of Design | 1906 |
| Date In Service | 1908 |
| Gun Weight | 27.4 tons (27.8 mt) |
| Gun Length oa | 500 in (12.7 m) |
| Bore Length | N/A |
| Rifling Length | 403.5 in (10.249 m) |
| Grooves | 60 |
| Lands | N/A |
| Twist | N/A |
| Chamber Volume | N/A |
| Rate Of Fire | 2 rounds per minute |
| Type | Bag |
| Projectile Types and Weights | AP and HE - 496.5 lbs. (225.2 kg) |
| Bursting Charge | HE "old model" - 18.3 lbs. (8.3 kg)
AP mod 1907 - 8.57 lbs. (3.89 kg) HE mod 1907 - 62.39 lbs. (28.3 kg) |
| Projectile Length | HE "old model" - 3.2 calibers
AP mod 1907 - 3.07 calibers HE mod 1907 - 4.0 calibers |
| Propellant Charge | 185 - 192 lbs. (84-87 kg) |
| Muzzle Velocity | 2,949 fps (899 mps) |
| Working Pressure | N/A |
| Approximate Barrel Life | N/A |
| Ammunition stowage per gun | N/A |
| Elevation | With 496.5 lbs. (225.2 kg) shells |
| Range @ 21 degrees | 20,250 yards (18,520 m) |
| Range @ 40 degrees
(coastal artillery) |
24,300 yards (22,224 m) |
| Designation | Twin Mounts
Rurik (2) |
| Weight | N/A |
| Elevation | -5 / +35 degrees |
| Rate of Elevation | 2 degrees per second electrical
0.5 degrees per second by hand |
| Train | about +150 / -150 degrees |
| Rate of Train | 2 degrees per second electrical
0.5 degrees per second by hand |
| Gun Recoil | 27 in (68.6 cm) |
| Loading Angle | -3 / +8 degrees |