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10.5 cm SK L/45 naval gun

German quick-loading cannon

Field	Value
name	10.5 cm SK L/45
image	German submarine gun (6811866383).jpg
image_size	300
caption	The gun from the submarine SM UB-91, displayed as a memorial at Chepstow in Wales
origin	German Empire
type	Naval gun
<!-- Type selection -->	is_ranged	Yes
is_explosive	Yes
is_artillery	Yes
is_UK
service	1907–1945
used_by	German Empire
Nazi Germany
wars	World War I
World War II
design_date	About 1906–1907
manufacturer	Peddinghaus
variants
weight	1450 kg
length	4.725 m
width	6.8 mm
crew
cartridge	Fixed Brass Casing:
25.5 kg
cartridge_weight	17.4 kg
caliber	10.5 cm
rate	15 RPM
velocity	710 m/s
range	12,700 m
max_range	Horizontal: 12700 m at 30°
Vertical: 8230 m at 80°
sights
breech	Horizontal sliding-block
elevation	Dependent on mounting:
traverse	360°
depth	{cvt	1.25	mm	in

[Nazi Germany World War II 25.5 kg Vertical: 8230 m at 80°

MPL C/06: -10° to +30°
Tbts LC/16: -10° to +50°
Ubts LC/16: -10° to +50°
Flak 45: -5° to +70°
MPLC/30: -9° to +80°

The 10.5 cm SK L/45 (Schnelladekanone Länge 45, quick-loading cannon with a barrel length of 45 calibers) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II and was the successor of the older 10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun.

Description

The 10.5 cm SK L/45 gun weighed 1450 kg, had an overall length of 472.5 cm. It used a horizontal sliding-block breech design. Cradle is usually mounted on a conical pedestal mount, bolted to the submarine deck.

The guns were carefully designed according to the requirements of submarine operations and was therefore streamlined in design. Many items manufactured from brass to resist corrosion.

It was used on many German and foreign ships like SMS Mowe and Ottoman cruiser Midilli.

Naval use

Type 35
Type U 66
Type U 87
Type UB III
Type UE II

Gallery

File:10.5 cm L45 submarine gun IWM.jpg|Gun, partly obscured, from submarine , at Imperial War Museum, London File:Verschlussstück einer Ehrhardt-Rheinmetall 10,5 cm Schnelladekanone.jpg|Gun breech, in Malta File:U-19 gun Ward Park Bangor right view geograph.org.uk 646194 8c3d0bd1-by-Ross.jpg|Gun from SM U-19 in Bangor

References

Bibliography

References

Campbell, ''Naval Weapons of WWII'', p. 249
"10.5 cm SK L/45 Submarine Gun (Germany)".

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