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BL 7.5 inch Mk I gun

British naval artillery

The BL 7.5-inch gun Mk I was a British 45-calibre, medium-velocity, naval gun which entered service with the Royal Navy in 1905.

== History == This gun was only mounted on Devonshire class cruisers commissioned in 1905, and was quickly superseded by the 50-calibre 7.5-inch Mk II gun.

== See also == List of naval guns

Notes

== References == Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.

External links

Tony DiGiulian, British 7.5"/45 (19 cm) Mark I

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