| Quick Firing Artillery
| Designation |
Bore |
Type |
Length
(calibres) |
Weight |
Projectile
Weight |
Muzzle
Velocity
(f/s) |
Used
by the Royal Navy |
Used
by the British Army |
Notes
|
| 6" QF 'B' Mk.1,
Mk.2, and Mk.3 |
6" |
QF |
40 |
- |
100 lbs. |
2154 |
- |
x |
Armstrong's (Elswick).
Used by the Army as a
Coastal Defence Gun at Bere Island, Bantry Bay, and South Hill Redoubt (Jersey).
|
| 6" QF Mk.III |
6" |
QF |
40 |
6 tons 15 cwt. |
100 lbs. |
2230 |
x |
- |
Armstrong's (Elswick).
Used aboard HMS Blake, HMS Andromache, HMS Apollo, HMS Latona, HMS Melampus,
HMS Naiad, HMS Pique, HMS Rainbow, HMS Retribution, HMS Sappho, HMS Scylla,
HMS Sirius, HMS Spartan, HMS Sybille, HMS Terpischore, HMS Thetis, and HMS
Tribune.
|
| 6" QF Mk.I
and Mk.II |
6" |
QF |
40 |
6 tons 12 cwt. |
100 lbs. |
2230 |
x |
- |
Mk.I = Armstrong's
(Elswick). Mk.II = Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich). Used
aboard HMS Hercules, HMS Superb, HMS Trafalgar, HMS Nile, HMS Empress of
India, HMS Ramillies, HMS Repulse, HMS Resolution, HMS Revenge, HMS Royal
Oak, HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Hood, HMS Renown, HMS Caesar, HMS Hannibal, HMS
Illustrious, HMS Jupiter, HMS Majestic, HMS Magnificent, HMS Mars, HMS Prince George,
HMS Victorious, HMS Albion, HMS Canopus, HMS Glory, HMS Goliath, HMS Ocean,
HMS Vengeance, HMS Blake, HMS Blenheim, HMS Edgar, HMS Endymion, HMS Gibraltar,
HMS Grafton, HMS Hawke, HMS St.George, HMS Theseus, HMS Crescent, HMS Royal Arthur,
HMS Powerful, HMS Terrible, HMS Amphirite, HMS Andromeda, HMS Argonaut, HMS
Ariadne, HMS Daidem, HMS Europa, HMS Niobe, HMS Spartiate, HMS Aeolus. HMS
Brilliant, HMS Iphigenia, HMS Astrea, HMS Bonaventure, HMS Cambrian, HMS Charybdis,
HMS Flora, HMS Forte, HMS Fox, HMS Hermione, HMS Diana, HMS Dido, HMS Doris,
HMS Eclipse, HMS Isis, HMS Juno, HMS Minerva, HMS Talbot,
HMS Venus, HMS Arrogant, HMS Furious, HMS Gladiator, HMS Vindictive,
HMS Hermes, HMS Highflyer, HMS Hyacinth, HMS Indefatigable, HMS Intrepid, HMS
Rainbow, HMS Sirius, HMS Immortalite, and HMS Narcissus.
|
| 6" QFC Mk.III/IV
and Mk.III/VI |
6" |
QFC |
26.6 |
5 tons 3 cwt. |
100 lbs. |
1993 |
x |
- |
Armstrong's
(Elswick). Converted
from 6" BL Mk. IV and Mk.VI. Used to replace 6" BL Mk.III, Mk. IV,
and Mk.VI
Guns (see above). |
| 6" QFC Mk.II/IV
and Mk.II/VI |
6" |
QFC |
26.6 |
5 tons 3 cwt. |
100 lbs. |
1993 |
x |
- |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Converted
from 6" BL Mk. IV and Mk.VI. Used to replace 6" BL Mk.III, Mk. IV,
and Mk.VI
Guns (see above). |
| 6" QFC Mk.I/IV
and Mk.I/VI |
6" |
QFC |
26.6 |
5 tons 3 cwt. |
100 lbs. |
1993 |
x |
- |
Armstrong's
(Elswick). Converted
from 6" BL Mk. IV and Mk.VI. Used to replace 6" BL Mk.III, Mk. IV,
and Mk.VI
Guns (see above). |
| 6" QFC Mk.III/III |
6" |
QFC |
26.2 |
5 tons 3 cwt. |
100 lbs. |
1993 |
x |
- |
Armstrong's
(Elswick). Converted
from 6" BL Mk.III. Used to replace 6" BL Mk.III, Mk. IV, and Mk.VI Guns (see
above). |
| 6" QFC Mk.II/III |
6" |
QFC |
26.2 |
5 tons 3 cwt. |
100 lbs. |
1993 |
x |
- |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Converted
from 6" BL Mk.III. Used to replace 6" BL Mk.III, Mk. IV, and Mk.VI Guns (see
above). |
| 4.7" QF Mk.V |
4.7" |
QF |
43 |
2 tons 13 cwt. |
50 lbs. |
2330 |
- |
x |
Armstrong's (Elswick).
Introduced into service 1900. Used by the
Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 4.7" QF 'B' |
4.7" |
QF |
40 |
3 tons 15 cwt. |
45 lbs. |
2150 |
x |
- |
Introduced into service
1900. Replacement for the
extemporised guns created by the Royal Navy during the Boer War.
|
| 4.7" QF Mk.I,
Mk.II, Mk.III, and Mk.IV |
4.7" |
QF |
40 |
2 tons 2 cwt. |
45 lbs. |
2125 |
x |
x |
Armstrong's (Elswick).
Introduced into service 1888. Used aboard
numerous ships and as an extemporised Heavy Field Gun during the Boer War. Used by the
Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 4.5" QF
Howitzer Mk.1 |
4.5" |
QF |
13.36 |
- |
35 lbs. |
1010 |
- |
x |
Introduced into
service 1904. Standard Army Field Artillery Howitzer during World War I.
|
| 4" QFC Mk.I/III,
Mk.I/IV, Mk.I/V, and Mk.I/VI |
4" |
QFC |
27 |
1 tons 6 cwt. |
25 lbs. |
2192 |
x |
- |
Converted from 4" BL
Mk.III, Mk.IV, Mk.V, and Mk.VI. Used aboard HMS Inflexible to replace 4" BL Guns
(see above).
|
| 4" QF Mk.3 |
4" |
QF |
40 |
6 tons 18 cwt |
25 lbs. |
2090 |
x |
x |
Introduced into service
1895. Used by the Army as
a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 3.7"
QF Mk.1 Mountain Howitzer |
3.7" |
QF |
11.8 |
14.5 cwt. |
20 lbs. |
973 |
- |
x |
Introduced into
service 1917.
|
| 18 pdr. QF
Mk.1 |
3.3" |
QF |
28 |
- |
18.5 lbs. |
1615 |
- |
x |
Introduced into
service 1904. Standard Army Field Artillery Gun during World War I.
|
| 15
pdr. QF Mk.1 |
3" |
QF |
28.6 |
20 cwt. |
14 lbs. |
1674 |
- |
x |
Erhardt. Introduced into service
1901.
|
| 13 pdr. QF
Mk.1 |
3" |
QF |
23 |
13 cwt. |
12.5 lbs. |
1675 |
- |
x |
Introduced into
service 1904. Standard Army Horse Artillery Gun during World War I. Still
in use with the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery.
|
| 12
pdr. 12 cwt. QF |
3" |
QF |
40 |
12 cwt. |
12.5 lbs. |
2258 |
x |
x |
Introduced into service
1894. Used by the Army as
a Coastal Defence Gun and extemporised Field Gun.
|
| 2.95"
QF Mk.1 |
2.95" |
QF |
10.6 |
7.25 cwt. |
12.5 lbs. |
920 |
- |
x |
Vickers. Introduced into service
1901.
|
| 6 pdr. QF Mk.1, Mk.2,
and Mk.3 |
57mm |
QF |
45 |
1 ton 9 cwt. |
6 lbs. |
1773 |
x |
x |
Nordenfelt. Introduced into service
1885. Used aboard
numerous ships. Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 6 pdr. QF Mk.1
and Mk.2 |
57mm |
QF |
40 |
1 ton 9 cwt. |
6 lbs. |
1818 |
x |
x |
Hotchkiss. Introduced into service
1885. Used aboard
numerous ships. Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 3 pdr. QF Mk.1 |
47mm |
QF |
45 |
1 ton 2 cwt. |
3 lbs. |
1959 |
x |
x |
Nordenfelt. Introduced into service
1889. Used aboard
numerous ships. Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 3
pdr. QF Mk.1, Mk.1*, and Mk.2 |
47mm |
QF |
40 |
1 ton 2 cwt. |
3 lbs. |
1873 |
x |
x |
Hotchkiss. Introduced into service
1885. Used aboard
numerous ships. Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
Key
| BL |
= |
Breech Loading Gun |
| cwt. |
= |
Hundredweight (112 lbs.) |
| f/s |
= |
feet per second |
| JBL |
= |
Jointed Breech Loading Gun |
| JRML |
= |
Jointed Rifled Muzzle Loading Gun |
| lbs. |
= |
pound |
| Mk. |
= |
Mark |
| pdr. |
= |
pounder |
| QF |
= |
Quick Firing Gun |
| QFC |
= |
Quick Firing Gun converted from a Breech Loading Gun |
| RML |
= |
Rifled Muzzle Loading Gun |
| SBBL |
= |
Smooth Bore Breech Loading Gun |
| SBML |
= |
Smooth Bore Muzzle Loading Gun |
| ton |
= |
20 cwt. or 2240 lbs. |
©
Robert George Cordery (2005)
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