Cannon 152/32 Model 1887 | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | Britain |
Service history | |
In service | 1887-1910 |
Used by | Italy Uruguay |
Wars | Boxer Rebellion Italo-Turkish War |
Production history | |
Designer | Armstrong Whitworth |
Designed | 1886 |
Manufacturer | Armstrong Whitworth |
Produced | 1887 |
Variants | EOC Pattern M |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5.6 t (6.2 short tons) |
Barrel length | 4.9 m (16 ft) 32.25 caliber |
Shell | Separate loading 8.8 kg (19 lb) bagged ballistite charge and projectile |
Shell weight | 45.3 kg (100 lb) |
Calibre | 152 mm (6.0 in) |
Breech | Interrupted screw |
Muzzle velocity | 605 m/s (1,980 ft/s)[1] |
The Cannon 152/32 Model 1887 was an Italian naval gun designed by the Elswick Ordnance Company and produced by Armstrong Whitworth in the late 1880s for the Italian Navy.