The BL 7.5-inch Mk II–Mk V guns were a variety of 50-calibre naval guns used by Britain in World War I. They all had similar performance and fired the same shells.
Turrets for HMS Shannon under construction at the Vickers Works, Barrow
Starboard secondary Mk V battery on HMS Minotaur
Forward port Mk III casemate guns on Swiftsure, Gallipoli 1915
Mk III gun from Swiftsure being transported in Belgium in 1917. Photo by Ernest Brooks
The Minotaur class was a three-ship class of armoured cruisers built in the first decade of the twentieth century for the Royal Navy. These were the last class of armoured cruisers built for the Royal
BL 7.5-inch Mk II – V naval gun
…Warrior-class armoured cruisers laid down 1903–04, commissioned 1906–07 Minotaur-class armoured cruisers laid down 1905, commissioned 1908–09 Mark III guns were built by Elswick Ordnance to arm the battleship Constitución they were building for Chile…
Minotaur at anchor, shortly after she was completed
Right elevation and deck plan as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1912. The shaded areas represent her armour.
Stern view of Shannon, November 1915