BL 16 inch Mk I naval gun

The BL 16-inch Mark I was a British naval gun introduced in the 1920s and used on the two Nelson-class battleships. A breech-loading gun, the barrel was 45 calibres long meaning 45 times the 16-inch (406 mm) bore – 60 ft (18 m) long.

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1927 — 1948  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval artillery, BL 16 inch gun, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

30 mm Breda-Mauser, BL 16 inch gun, Canon de 24 C modèle 1864, HMS Nelson, HMS Rodney, 

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The Royal Navy Off the Caen Coast, Normandy, June 1944 A23961

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A2003

Payday on HMS Nelson WWII IWM A 2235

West End Stars at 'gib' Give Matinees For the Navy. 7 January 1943, Gibraltar, Under the Guise of 'ensa', a Galaxy of Film and Stage Stars Took Some of the Colour and Gaiety of London's West A14186

B turret on board HMS Rodney taken from the bridge as the ship prepares to enter harbour A2147

Cleaning 16 inch gun on HMS Rodney Sep 1940 IWM A 1137

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A2113

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A17072

HMS Rodney, firing a salvo (Warships To-day, 1936)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A9284

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
commons	image		The Royal Navy Off the Caen Coast, Normandy, June 1944 A23961		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A2003		Commons
commons	image		Payday on HMS Nelson WWII IWM A 2235		Commons
commons	image		West End Stars at 'gib' Give Matinees For the Navy. 7 January 1943, Gibraltar, Under the Guise of 'ensa', a Galaxy of Film and Stage Stars Took Some of the Colour and Gaiety of London's West A14186		Commons
commons	image		B turret on board HMS Rodney taken from the bridge as the ship prepares to enter harbour A2147		Commons
commons	image		Cleaning 16 inch gun on HMS Rodney Sep 1940 IWM A 1137		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A2113		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A17072		Commons
commons	image		HMS Rodney, firing a salvo (Warships To-day, 1936)		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A9284		Commons