10.5 cm SK L/45 naval gun

The 10.5 cm SK L/45 gun weighed , had an overall length of . It used a horizontal sliding-block breech design. Cradle is usually mounted on a conical pedestal mount, bolted to the submarine deck. The guns were carefully designed according to the requirements of submarine operations and was therefore streamlined in design. Many items manufactured from brass to resist corrosion. It was used on many German and foreign ships like SMS Mowe and Ottoman cruiser Midilli. ==Naval use==

File:10.5 cm L45 submarine gun IWM.jpg|Gun, partly obscured, from submarine , at Imperial War Museum, London File:Verschlussstück einer Ehrhardt-Rheinmetall 10,5 cm Schnelladekanone.jpg|Gun breech, in Malta File:U-19 gun Ward Park Bangor right view geograph.org.uk 646194 8c3d0bd1-by-Ross.jpg|Gun from SM U-19 in Bangor ==See also==