HMS Diadem (1896)
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HMS Diadem was the lead ship of the Diadem-class of protected cruiser in the Royal Navy.
HMS Diadem
QF 6-inch naval gun
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The QF 6-inch 40 calibre naval gun was used by many United Kingdom-built warships around the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century. In British service it was known as the QF 6-inch
HMS Diadem (1896)
…Draught 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) Propulsion 2 shaft triple expansion engines 16.500 - 18,000 hp Speed 20 - 20.5 knots Complement 760 Armament 16 × single QF 6-inch (152 mm) guns 14 × single QF 12-pounder (76 mm) guns 3 × single QF 3-pounder (47 mm) guns 2 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes Armour 6 inch casemates 4.5-2 inch decks…
Typical naval deck mounting. An early long cartridge case for gunpowder propellant is upended at bottom left, a shell stands next to the cartridge.
Loading a MK I or II deck gun on HMS Ariadne. The man at left holds a shell, the men at right hold brass powder cartridges. Note the coned breech screw and lugs on the underside of the breech ring to which recoil cylinders are attached
MK III gun at Fort Nelson. This shows the left trunnion (detailed in black) by which it is mounted on a Vavasseur recoil slide, and there are no lugs on the underside of the breech ring
The 6 starboard casemate guns on HMS Powerful