BL 9.2 inch naval gun Mk VIII
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The BL 9.2 inch naval gun Mk VIII was designed for the new cordite
propellants and was the first British wire-wound gun of this calibre.
from 1897. After they were decommissioned some of the guns were used in coast defence in the UK, and from 1916 one was mounted on the monitor HMS Marshal Ney
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Cordite
Cordite is a family of smokeless propellants developed and produced in the United Kingdom from 1889 to replace gunpowder as a military propellant. Like gunpowder, cordite is classified as a low explosive because of its slow burning rates and consequently low brisance...
propellants and was the first British wire-wound gun of this calibre.
Naval service
It was mounted on the Powerful class cruisersPowerful class cruiser
The Powerful class were first-class protected cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the 1890s. There were two ships in the Powerful class, the lead ship Powerful and the Terrible.-Design:...
from 1897. After they were decommissioned some of the guns were used in coast defence in the UK, and from 1916 one was mounted on the monitor HMS Marshal Ney
HMS Marshal Ney
HMS Marshal Ney was a Royal Navy Marshal Ney class monitor constructed in the opening years of the First World War. Laid down as M13, she was named for the French general of the Napoleonic Wars Marshal Michel Ney....
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