BL 8-inch Mk VIII naval gun
The 50 calibre BL 8 inch gun Mark VIII was the main battery gun used on the Royal Navy's County-class heavy cruisers, in compliance with the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. This treaty allowed ships of not more than 10,000 tons standard displacement and with guns no larger than 8 inches (203 mm) to be excluded from total tonnage limitations on a nation's capital ships. The 10,000 ton limit was a major factor in design decisions such as turrets and gun mountings. A similar gun formed the main battery of Spanish Canarias-class cruisers. In 1930, the Royal Navy adopted the BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun as the standard cruiser main battery in preference to this 8-inch gun.
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BL 8-inch Mk VIII naval gun
The 50 calibre BL 8 inch gun Mark VIII was the main battery gun used on the Royal Navy's County-class heavy cruisers, in compliance with the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. This treaty allowed ships of not more than 10,000 tons standard displacement and with guns no larger than 8 inches (203 mm) to be excluded from total tonnage limitations on a nation's capital ships. The 10,000 ton limit was a major factor in design decisions such as turrets and gun mountings. A similar gun formed the main battery of Spanish Canarias-class cruisers. In 1930, the Royal Navy adopted the BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun as the standard cruiser main battery in preference to this 8-inch gun.
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203-мм морська гармата BL 8 in ...... ні гармати BL 6 inch Mk XXIII.
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Das BL 8-inch-Schiffsgeschütz ...... n und 1927 in Dienst gestellt.
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Het BL 203 mm Mk VIII kanon wa ...... t vlootverdrag van Washington.
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Le canon de calibre de 8 pouce ...... érence à ce canon de 8 pouces.
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The 50 calibre BL 8 inch gun M ...... preference to this 8-inch gun.
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Forward 8-inch turrets aboard
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Ordnance BL 8 inch gun Mk VIII
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203-мм морська гармата BL 8 in ...... нських військово-морських сил.
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Das BL 8-inch-Schiffsgeschütz ...... n und 1927 in Dienst gestellt.
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Het BL 203 mm Mk VIII kanon wa ...... t vlootverdrag van Washington.
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Le canon de calibre de 8 pouce ...... de préférence à ce canon de 8
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The 50 calibre BL 8 inch gun M ...... preference to this 8-inch gun.
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203-мм морська гармата BL 8 inch Mk VIII
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BL 203 mm Mk VIII kanon
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BL 8-inch Mk VIII naval gun
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BL 8-inch-Schiffsgeschütz Mk VIII
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Canon de marine de 8 pouces BL Mk VIII
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Ordnance BL 8 inch gun Mk VIII
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