The 10.5 cm SK L/35 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 35-caliber long barrel) was a German naval gun developed in the years before World War I that armed a variety of warships of the Imperial German Navy during World War I. In addition to the Imperial German Navy the 10.5 cm SK L/35 was used by the Royal Netherlands Navy, Ottoman Navy and Spanish Navy.
The 10.5 cm SK L/35 was used as primary or secondary armament aboard Corvettes, Gunboats, Pre-dreadnought battleships, Protected cruisers, Torpedo gunboats and Unprotected cruisers.
Ships armed with the 10.5 cm SK L/35 include:
- Brandenburg-class battleships
- Bussard-class cruisers
- Carola-class corvettes
- Irene-class cruisers
- Koetei-class gunboats
- Peleng-i Deryâ-class torpedo gunboats
Ammunition
Ammunition was 105 x 656 mm R and of fixed QF type. A complete round weighed 21.4 kg (47 lb). The projectiles weighed 14 kg (31 lb).[2]
The gun was able to fire:
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- 10.5 cm SK L/40 naval gun : Successor to the SK L/35
- 4"/40 caliber gun : American equivalent
- Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1891 : French equivalent
- Cannon 102/35 Model 1914 : Italian equivalent
- QF 4 inch naval gun Mk I – III : British equivalent
References
- Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.
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