Ordnance QF 14-pounder | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1894-19?? |
Used by | Various countries Victorian Naval Forces |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designed | 189? |
Manufacturer | Maxim-Nordenfelt |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,638 pounds (743 kg)[1] |
Barrel length | 135 inches (3.429 m)bore (45 calibres)[1] |
Shell | separate QF 14 pounds (6.35 kg) or 12.5 pounds (5.67 kg) |
Calibre | 3-inch (76.2 mm) |
Muzzle velocity | 2,100 feet per second (640 m/s) (14 lb shell)[2] |
Maximum firing range | 8,000 yards (7,320 m) (14 lb shell) |
The QF 14-pounder was a 3-inch medium-velocity naval gun used to equip warships for defence against torpedo boats. It was produced for export by Maxim-Nordenfelt (later Vickers, Sons and Maxim) in competition with the Elswick QF 12-pounder 12 cwt and QF 12-pounder 18 cwt guns.
The gun equipped ships built in Britain for various foreign navies including Chile.
14-pounders were used for coastal defence at Fort Nepean, Fort Pearce and Fort Queenscliff.
In British service the guns fired the same 3-inch 12.5 lb shell as QF 12-pounder guns.
Cordite Cartridges circa. 1905 | Mk II Common pointed shell | Mk II & Mk III Common Lyddite shell | Mk IV Common Lyddite shell with internal night tracer, 1914 |