Image: BL 9.2 inch gun training circa 1896

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Description: Sponge and load. Photograph showing training with British BL 9.2 inch naval gun, circa. 1896. This is a 9.2 inch breech-loading gun Mk V, VI or VII of 22 tons. Projectile of 380 lb, weight of charge: 170 lb of powder, velocity 2,065 ft per second. [1] Copyright: Hudson & Kearns
Title: BL 9.2 inch gun training circa 1896
Credit: scanned by Steve Johnson from "Navy and Army Illustrated". Downloaded from Steve Johnson's cyber-heritage website at http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk/armynavy/spon.jpg
Author: W. M. Crockett, Plymouth
Permission: This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain. This is because it is one of the following: It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It was published prior to 1973; or It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1973.HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) More information. See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.
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BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII naval gun

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