About: dbkwik:resource/SEWU7uUy1liu1kL1xFCchA==

Property	Value
rdf:type	Weapon
rdfs:label	BL 12 inch naval gun Mk VIII
rdfs:comment	The BL 12 inch naval gun Mark VIII was one of the first large British naval guns designed for the higher pressures generated by the new cordite propellant, and Britain's first large wire-wound gun. It represented a major advance compared to previous British guns.
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Origin	United Kingdom
Service	-1910.0
Name	Ordnance BL 12 inch gun Mk VIII
is artillery	YES
Type	dbkwik:resource/HK_qodeDPvcLupCj3f5BRA==
Caption	Muzzle of gun on HMS Canopus, 1916
Wars	World War I
Weight	46
Manufacturer	Vickers
is UK	YES
Used by	Royal Navy
is ranged	YES
Variants	Mk VIII, VIIIe, VIIIv
Designer	dbkwik:resource/zehSlM1VQglKa54MN_KsvA==
abstract	The BL 12 inch naval gun Mark VIII was one of the first large British naval guns designed for the higher pressures generated by the new cordite propellant, and Britain's first large wire-wound gun. It represented a major advance compared to previous British guns.