BL 4-inch Mk IX naval gun
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The BL 4-inch Mk IX naval gun was a British medium-velocity naval gun introduced in 1917 as secondary armament on the Renown-class battlecruisers and Glorious-class "large light cruisers", but which s
On Flower-class corvette HMCS Calgary in World War II
Original aft triple mounts on HMS Repulse c. 1916–1917
Coast defence gun and crew at Fort Crosby near Liverpool, UK, August 1940
Cleaning the breech on transport St Essylt, Suez 1942
HMS Repulse (1916)
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HMS Repulse was one of two Renown-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Originally laid down as an improved version of the Revenge-class battleship, her constructio
BL 4-inch Mk IX naval gun
…but which served most notably as the main armament on Flower-class corvettes throughout World War II. History World War I Original aft triple mounts on HMS Repulse c. 1916–1917 The gun was based on the barrel of the QF 4-inch Mk V and the breech mechanism of the BL 4-inch Mk VIII and was first introduced in World…
Repulse with other capital ships of the Atlantic Fleet on manoeuvres in the 1920s
Repulse, circa 1916–1917, after post-trials alterations
Repulse in the Firth of Forth serving as the flagship of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, 1918
Repulse entering Vancouver Harbour during her world tour with Hood and other ships of the Special Service Squadron, 1924