View source for 13-in/35 Mark 1 Gun (US)

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|align="center" colspan="2"|'''13-in/35 Gun (US)'''
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!colspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: crimson no-repeat scroll top left;"|'''History'''
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|First Year In Service:
|1895
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|Total Built:
|34
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|Last Year In Service:
|1920
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!colspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: crimson no-repeat scroll top left;"|'''Specifications'''
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|Calibre:
|13-in/35
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|Gun Weight:
|128,000 lbs
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|Weight (with breech):
|129,900 lbs
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|Length Overall:
|479.10 inches / 36.8 Calibres
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|Bore Length:
|460.60 inches / 35.4 Calibres
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|Length of Rifling:
|370.57 inches / 28.5 Calibres
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|Diameter Over Chamber:
|49.0 Inches
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|Chamber Volume:
|14,725 cubic inches
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|Maximum Pressure:
|16 tons/square inch
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|Rifling:
|Twist: 0 to 1/25<br />
Depth: 0.05 inches<br />
Width: 0.4847 inches decreasing to 0.4147 inches at muzzle<br />
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|Shell:
|1,130 lbs
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|Charge:
|180 lbs smokeless powder
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|Muzzle Velocity:
|2,000 feet/second
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==History==
The first 13-in/35 gun was completed in July of 1895 and was installed on the [[U.S.S._Indiana_(1893)|U.S.S. Indiana]]. Eventually the gun was installed in eight different battleships.<ref>Friedman,Naval Weapons of World War I, p. 166.</ref>

The last of the battleships with the 13-in/35 gun was decommissioned in 1920.

==Characteristics==
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|align="center" colspan="2"|'''Ballistic Characteristics <ref>Friedman,Naval Weapons of World War I, p. 166-167.</ref>'''
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|Penetration:
|25 inches at the muzzle<br />
20 inches at 2,500 yards<br />
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|Danger Space:
|1,000 yards at 1,000 yards<br />
215 yards at 2,500 yards<br />
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|Maximum Elevation (all mounts):
|15 degrees
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|Maximum Range:
|12,100 yards
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|Firing Cycle (all mounts):
|320 seconds
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==Gun Construction <ref>Friedman,Naval Weapons of World War I, p. 166.</ref>==
===Mark 1===
The 13-in/35 Mark 1 gun was constructed of a tube, jacket, seven hoops, and two locking rings. The gun was fastened to the slide by three integral strap bands. 

===Mark 1 Mod 1===
The Mark 1 Mod 1 gun was a rebuilt Mark 1 gun with new gun-steel parts and a slightly different sized chamber.

===Mark 1 Mod 2===
This was a Mark 1 gun with a nickel-steel liner. 

===Mark 2===
The 13-in/35 Mark 2 gun was constructed of a tube, jacket, eight hoops, one locking hoop, and two locking straps.

===Mark 2 Mod 1===
The Mark 2 Mod 1 gun was a rebuilt Mark 2 gun with new gun-steel parts and a slightly different sized chamber.

===Mark 2 Mod 2===
This was a Mark 2 gun with a nickel-steel liner.

===Mark 2 Mod 3===
This was a Mark 2 gun with an new enlarged chamber.

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==Ammunition <ref>Friedman,Naval Weapons of World War I, p. 167.</ref>==

==Gun Mounts <ref>Ibid</ref>==

===Mark 2 Gun Mount===

===Mark 3 Gun Mount===

===Mark 4 Gun Mount===
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==Ships Utilizing the 13-in/35 Gun <ref>Friedman,Naval Weapons of World War I, p. 166.</ref>==
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|align="center"|'''Ship'''
|align="center"|'''Gun'''
|align="center"|'''Mount'''
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|[[U.S.S._Indiana_(1893)|U.S.S. Indiana]]
|align="center"|Mark 1
|align="center"|Mark 2
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|[[U.S.S._Massachusetts_(1893)|U.S.S. Massachusetts]]
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|[[U.S.S._Oregon_(1893)|U.S.S. Oregon]]
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|[[U.S.S._Kearsarge_(1898)|U.S.S. Kearsarge]]
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|[[U.S.S._Kentucky_(1898)|U.S.S. Kentucky]]
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|[[U.S.S._Illinois_(1898)|U.S.S. Illinois]]
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|[[U.S.S._Alabama_(1898)|U.S.S. Alabama]]
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|[[U.S.S._Wisconsin_(1899)|U.S.S. Wisconsin]]
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==See Also==
*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_13-35_mk1.htm NavWeaps]

==Footnotes==
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