Swedish
15.2 cm/50 (6") Model 1912
Updated 09 May 2006
Similar to the earlier 15.2 cm (6.") Model 1903.  Little other information available.
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HMS Drottning Victoria
The 6" (15.2 cm) guns are in casemates
Picture courtesy of Joakim Wohlfeil
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Gun Characteristics
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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
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Ammunition
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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
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Range
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Elevation With 101 lbs. (45.8 kg) AP shell
Range @ 30 degrees about 15,000 yards (13,716 m)
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Mount / Turret Data
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Designation Single and Twin Turrets
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
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Data from
"Naval Weapons of World War Two" by John Campbell
"Cruisers of World War Two" by M.J. Whitley