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style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">Mk I : 32 tons barrel & breech<br />Mks II - IV : 29 tons<sup id="cite_ref-Gunnery1902_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunnery1902-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Gun_barrel" title="Gun barrel">Barrel</a> length</th><td class="infobox-data">Mk I : 317.5 inches (8,064 mm) (31.75 calibres)<br />Mks II - IV : 320 inches (8,128 mm) (32 <a href="/wiki/Caliber#Caliber_as_measurement_of_length" title="Caliber">calibres</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Gunnery1902_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunnery1902-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Shell_(projectile)" title="Shell (projectile)">Shell</a></th><td class="infobox-data">500 pounds (226.8 kg)<sup id="cite_ref-Gunnery1902_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunnery1902-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Caliber" title="Caliber">Calibre</a></th><td class="infobox-data">10-inch (254.0 mm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">Muzzle velocity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2,040 feet per second (622 m/s)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Maximum firing range</th><td class="infobox-data">10,000 yards (9,100 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Gunnery1902_1-3" class="reference"><a 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calibre originated with the Committee on Ordnance in 1879 when it ordered a new 10.4-inch gun together with the new 9.2-inch <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as part of its transition from <a href="/wiki/List_of_British_ordnance_terms#RML" class="mw-redirect" title="List of British ordnance terms">muzzle-loading</a> to <a href="/wiki/Breech-loading" class="mw-redirect" title="Breech-loading">breech-loading</a> guns. The proposed 10.4-inch gun eventually went into service in 1885 as a 10-inch gun firing a 500-pound projectile. </p><p>After Mk IV of 1889 the Royal Navy discontinued the 10-inch calibre in favour of 9.2-inch and 12-inch. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Naval_service">Naval service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_10-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Naval service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HMS_Renown_quarterdeck_LAC_3332871.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/HMS_Renown_quarterdeck_LAC_3332871.jpg/220px-HMS_Renown_quarterdeck_LAC_3332871.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/HMS_Renown_quarterdeck_LAC_3332871.jpg/330px-HMS_Renown_quarterdeck_LAC_3332871.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/HMS_Renown_quarterdeck_LAC_3332871.jpg/440px-HMS_Renown_quarterdeck_LAC_3332871.jpg 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="613" /></a><figcaption><div style="text-align: center;">Aft guns of <a href="/wiki/HMS_Renown_(1895)" title="HMS Renown (1895)">HMS <i>Renown</i></a></div></figcaption></figure> <p>Mks II, III and IV guns were interchangeable and equipped the following warships : </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Victoria-class_battleship" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria-class battleship"><i>Victoria</i>-class battleships</a> laid down in 1885</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centurion-class_battleship" title="Centurion-class battleship"><i>Centurion</i>-class battleships</a> laid down in 1890</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Renown_(1895)" title="HMS Renown (1895)"><i>Renown</i></a> laid down in 1893</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devastation-class_ironclad" title="Devastation-class ironclad"><i>Devastation</i>-class battleships</a> as re-gunned in 1890</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="25-ton_gun_for_Victoria">25-ton gun for <i>Victoria</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_10-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 25-ton gun for Victoria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A 25-ton version with a barrel of 300 inches (30 calibres) and firing a 450-pound projectile was supplied in 1884 to the Australian colony of Victoria, mounted on the gunboat <a href="/wiki/HMVS_Victoria_(1884)" title="HMVS Victoria (1884)">HMVS <i>Victoria</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This gun was subsequently replaced on <i>Victoria</i> by an 8-inch gun, and in 1887 was mounted at Fort Franklin as a coast defence gun.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coast_defence_gun">Coast defence gun</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_10-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Coast defence gun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mk I was an Elswick Ordnance design used only for coastal defence. Mks II, III and IV were interchangeable Woolwich Arsenal designs used on warships but also for coastal defense around the British Empire, some on <a href="/wiki/Disappearing_gun" title="Disappearing gun">disappearing carriages</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_10-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_naval_guns" title="List of naval guns">List of naval guns</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Surviving_examples">Surviving examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_10-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Surviving examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Museum_of_Coastal_Defence" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence">Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/9977224@N06/2154786950">Portsea, Victoria, Australia</a></li> <li>Fort McNab, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes_and_references">Notes and references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_10-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes and references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Gunnery1902-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Gunnery1902_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gunnery1902_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gunnery1902_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Gunnery1902_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Text Book of Gunnery</i> 1902, Table XII Page 336</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">500 lb projectile, with 252 lb brown prism powder (gunpowder) or 76 lb cordite propellant size 30. Text Book of Gunnery 1902</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mks I, II, III, IV = Marks 1, 2, 3, 4. Britain used <a href="/wiki/Roman_numerals" title="Roman numerals">Roman numerals</a> to designate marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Hence this article covers the four models of British BL 10-inch guns.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hogg & Thurston 1972, page 176</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cerberus.com.au/fclick/fclick.php?id=139">Manual for Victorian naval forces 1887. HMVS <i>Cerberus</i> website</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">David Spethman, <i>The Garrison Guns of Australia 1788-1962</i> page 89, published by Ron H Mortensen, Inala, Qld, 2008. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9775990-8-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-9775990-8-0">978-0-9775990-8-0</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">DiGiulian</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BL_10-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/u?/p4013coll11,230"><i>Text Book of Gunnery</i></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120712182551/http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/u?/p4013coll11,230">Archived</a> 12 July 2012 at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a>, 1902. 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title="RML 6.6-inch howitzer">RML 6.6-inch howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_5-inch_howitzer" title="BL 5-inch howitzer">BL 5-inch howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_5.4-inch_howitzer" title="BL 5.4-inch howitzer">BL 5.4-inch howitzer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Siege_artillery" title="Category:Siege artillery">Siege</a> & garrison artillery</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_Cecil" title="Long Cecil">4.1-inch 'Long Cecil'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SBBL_32-pounder" title="SBBL 32-pounder">SBBL 32-pounder</a></li> <li>SBML 24-pounder</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ML_8-inch_shell_gun" title="ML 8-inch shell gun">SBML 8-inch 65 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RBL_40-pounder_Armstrong_gun" title="RBL 40-pounder Armstrong gun">RBL 40-pounder</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_30_cwt_howitzer" title="BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer">BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24_cm_M%C3%B6rser_M_98" title="24 cm Mörser M 98">BL 9.45-inch howitzer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Coastal_artillery" title="Coastal artillery">Coastal artillery</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/QF_3-pounder_Nordenfelt" title="QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt">QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4.7-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV naval gun">QF 4.7-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_Mk_II_%E2%80%93_VI_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="BL 6-inch Mk II – VI naval gun">BL 6-inch Mk III, IV, VI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_gun_Mk_V" title="BL 6-inch gun Mk V">BL 6-inch Mk V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RBL_7-inch_Armstrong_gun" title="RBL 7-inch Armstrong gun">RBL 7-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_7-inch_gun" title="RML 7-inch gun">RML 7-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_8-inch_9-ton_gun" title="RML 8-inch 9-ton gun">RML 8-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_8-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_VII_naval_gun" title="BL 8-inch Mk I – VII naval gun">BL 8-inch Mk VII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_9-inch_12-ton_gun" title="RML 9-inch 12-ton gun">RML 9-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_9.2-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_VII_naval_gun" title="BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII naval gun">BL 9.2-inch Mk IV & VI</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">BL 10-inch Mk I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_12-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_VII_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="BL 12-inch Mk I – VII naval gun">BL 12-inch Mk I, VI, VII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_12.5-inch_38-ton_gun" title="RML 12.5-inch 38-ton gun">RML 12.5-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_16-inch_80-ton_gun" title="RML 16-inch 80-ton gun">RML 16-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/100-ton_gun" title="100-ton gun">RML 17.72-inch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mortar_(weapon)" title="Mortar (weapon)">Mortars</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13-inch_36_cwt_mortar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13-inch 36 cwt mortar (page does not exist)">13-inch 36 cwt mortar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10-inch_18_cwt_mortar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10-inch 18 cwt mortar (page does not exist)">10-inch 18 cwt mortar</a></li> <li>8-inch 9 cwt mortar</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">War rockets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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