15 cm SK L/45
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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 Nord-Arnøya, Gildeskål Municipality, Norway
Rear view of the above pictured gun
SMS Blücher
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SMS Blücher was the last armored cruiser built for the German Kaiserliche Marine beginning in 1907. She was designed in response to the latest British armored cruisers, but the British had already beg
15 cm SK L/45
…in casemates MPL C/06 15,770 kg (34,770 lb) −7° to +20° 14.9 km (9.3 mi) at 20° Nassau, Helgoland, and Kaiser classes, SMS Von der Tann, Moltke class, SMS Blücher MPL C/06.11 16,533 kg (36,449 lb) −10° to +19° 13.5 km (8.4 mi) at +19 König class, Seydlitz, Derfflinger class, Lützow MPL C/13 17,950 kg (39,570 lb…
SMS Blücher in 1912
SMS Scharnhorst, a predecessor to Blücher
Sketch of Blücher underway by Oscar Parkes
The sinking Blücher rolls over on her side