The BL 9.2-inch Mk I–VII guns were a family of early British heavy breechloading naval and coast defence guns in service from 1881 to the end of World War I. They were originally designed to use the o
Mk VI gun on disappearing mounting at Ben Buckler Gun Battery, Sydney
Training drill, 1890s
Forward gun on HMS Australia, 1893
HMS Iron Duke, a Mk III* or Mk VI gun in action at Maricourt, Battle of the Somme, September 1916
Fort Queenscliff
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Fort Queenscliff, in Victoria, Australia, dates from 1860 when an open battery was constructed on Shortland's Bluff to defend the entrance to Port Phillip. The Fort, which underwent major redevelopmen
Fort Queenscliff Keep
The mount for an 8" disappearing gun at South Channel Fort, Victoria, Australia
The restored BL 8 inch gun, taken during a car show on the parade ground