8.8 cm SK L/30 | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | German Empire |
Service history | |
In service | 1892–1945 |
Used by |
German Empire Nazi Germany |
Wars |
World War I World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1890–1892 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 644 kilograms (1,420 lb) |
Length | about 2.64 meters (8 ft 8 in) |
Shell | fixed |
Shell weight | 7 kilograms (15 lb) [1] |
Caliber | 88 millimeters (3.5 in) |
Breech | horizontal sliding-wedge |
Elevation | Depends on mount: MPL C/89: -10° to +20° Ubts.L: -10° to +30° [1] |
Rate of fire | 15 RPM |
Muzzle velocity | 590 m/s (1,900 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | Depends on mount: MPL C/89: 7,300 metres (8,000 yd) at +20° Ubts.L: 10,500 metres (11,500 yd) at +30° [1] |
The 8.8 cm SK L/30 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 30- caliber barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I on a variety of mounts.
The 8.8 cm SK L/30 gun weighed 644 kilograms (1,420 lb) and had an overall length of about 2.64 meters (8 ft 8 in). It used the Krupp horizontal sliding block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design. In addition to mounts for surface ships there was also a submarine version which was on either a retractable or fixed pivot mount. The Krupp mount retracted vertically through a hatch, while the Erhardt version folded down onto the ship's deck. [1]
The 8.8 cm SK L/30 was a widely used naval gun on World War I pre-dreadnoughts, cruisers, coastal defence ships, avisos, submarines and torpedo boats in both casemates and turrets. Its primary use on pre-dreadnoughts, cruisers and coastal defence ships was as an anti-torpedo boat gun, while on avisos, submarines and torpedo boats it was their secondary armament.
Ship classes that carried the 8.8 cm SK L/30 include: