The 15 cm SK L/45 was a German naval gun used in World War I and World War II.
Gun salvaged from SMS Bremse, at the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, Hoy, Orkney
15 cm SK L/45 coastal artillery gun at Nordarnøy, Gildeskål, Norway
Rear view of the above pictured gun
SMS Bremse was a Brummer-class minelaying light cruiser of the Imperial German Navy. She was laid down by AG Vulcan Stettin on 27 April 1915 and launched on 11 March 1916 at Stettin, Germany, the second of the two-ship class after her sister, SMS Brummer. She served during the First World War, operating most of the time in company with her sister. The two ships took part in an ambush on a convoy in the North Sea, where they sank two destroyers in a surprise attack, before hunting down and sinking nine merchantmen, after which they returned to port unscathed.
One of the Brummer-class cruisers, probably on the way to Scapa Flow
Ships of the German High Seas Fleet sailing to be interned. Visible are SMS Emden, SMS Frankfurt, and Bremse
15 cm naval gun salvaged from Bremse and displayed at Scapa Flow