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8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun

Field	Value
name	8.8 cm SK L/30
image	8.8_cm_SK_L30-1.jpg
image_size	300
origin	German Empire
type	Naval gun
is_ranged	yes
is_artillery	yes
service	1892–1945
used_by	German Empire
Nazi Germany
wars	World War I
World War II
design_date	1890–1892
weight	644 kg
length	about 2.64 m
cartridge	fixed
cartridge_weight	7 kg
caliber	88 mm
rate	15 RPM
velocity	590 m/s
max_range	Depends on mount:
MPL C/89: 7300 m at +20°
Ubts.L: 10500 m at +30°
breech	horizontal sliding-wedge
elevation	Depends on mount:
MPL C/89: -10° to +20°
Ubts.L: -10° to +30°

Nazi Germany World War II MPL C/89: 7300 m at +20° Ubts.L: 10500 m at +30° MPL C/89: -10° to +20° Ubts.L: -10° to +30°

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.

Description

The 8.8 cm SK L/30 gun weighed 644 kg and had an overall length of about 2.64 m. 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.

Naval service

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:

A-class torpedo boat
Blitz-class aviso
Brandenburg-class battleship
Iltis-class gunboat
Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship
Meteor-class aviso
Odin-class coastal defense ship
Preussen-class ironclad
Siegfried-class coastal defense ship
Type U 139 submarine
Type U 151 submarine
Type U 66 submarine
Type U 93 submarine
Type UB II submarine
Type UB III submarine
Type UC II submarine
Type UC III submarine
Type UE I submarine
Victoria Louise-class cruiser
Wacht-class aviso
Wittelsbach-class battleship

Naval mountings

Ammunition

Armor penetration

Notes

References

Friedman, N. (2011). Naval weapons of World War One. p. 276

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