5 cm SK L/40 gun
The 5 cm SK L/40 gun[Note 1] was a German naval gun used in World War I and World War II.
| 5 cm SK L/40 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Naval gun |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1892-1945 |
| Used by | German Empire Nazi Germany Belgium The Netherlands |
| Wars | World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1892 |
| Produced | 5 cm SK L/40 - 1892 5 cm Tbts KL/40 - 1913 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 240 kilograms (530 lb) |
| Length | 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) |
| Barrel length | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 40 caliber |
| Shell | Fixed QF |
| Shell weight | 1.75 kg (3.9 lb) |
| Caliber | 50 mm (2.0 in) |
| Breech | Wedge breech |
| Elevation | -5° to +20° |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Rate of fire | 10 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 656 m/s (2,150 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) at +20°[1] |
Service
The 5 cm SK L/40 gun was primarily used as an anti-torpedo boat gun aboard avisos, corvettes,[2] gunboats,[3][4] protected cruisers,[5] submarines, torpedo boats[6] and unprotected cruisers. It was used by the navies of the German Empire, Nazi Germany, Belgium[7] and The Netherlands.[8][9]
Ship classes that carried the 5 cm SK L/40 include:
- A-class torpedo boats
- Type UB II submarines
- S7-class torpedo boats
- S66-class torpedo boats
- G88-class torpedo boats
- S90-class torpedo boats
- Irene-class cruisers
Notes
- SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon); L - Länge in Kaliber (length in caliber)
References
- Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval weapons of World War One : guns, torpedoes, mines and ASW weapons of all nations : an illustrated directory. South Yorkshire: Seaforth Pub. ISBN 1848321007. OCLC 751804655.
- "CAROLA iron corvettes (1881-1882) - Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- "Tsingtau river gunboats (1904) - Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- "Wolf gunboats (1878-1880) - Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- "IRENE protected cruisers - corvettes (1888-1889) - Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- "Wolf gunboats (1878-1880) - Kaiserliche Marine (Germany)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- "A1 PC torpedo boats (1915/1919) - Belgian Navy (Belgium)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- "OPHIR 1st class torpedo boats (1901-1903) - Royal Dutch Navy (Netherlands)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- "G1 JOHAN VAN BRAKEL torpedo boats (1905) - Royal Dutch Navy (Netherlands)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
Bibliography
- Campbell, John (2002). Naval Weapons of World War Two. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- Reichs-Marine-Amt, ed. (1898). Die 5 cm Schnelllade-Kanone L/40 in Torpedoboots-Laffete C/92 und ihre Munition, nebst Vorschriften für die Behandlung und Bedienung. E. S. Mittler. OCLC 461072478.
- Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One: Guns, Torpedoes, Mines, and ASW Weapons of All Nations: An Illustrated Directory. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1848321007.
External links
- http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_5cm-40_skc93.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/netherlands/nl_dd_g1.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_dd_a1.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_ss_u13.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_ss_ub18.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/netherlands/nl_dd_ophir.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_dd_d1.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_ss_u5.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/belgium/be_dd_a1.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_dd_s67.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_oth_tsingtau.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_cr_carola.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_dd_g132.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_dd_d5.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_ss_u3.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_ss_u17.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_ss_u9.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_cr_irene.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_dd_g108.htm
- http://www.navypedia.org/ships/germany/ger_oth_wolf.htm
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