15 cm SK L/45

15 cm SK L/45
Gun salvaged from SMS Bremse, at the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, Hoy, Orkney
Type	Naval gun Railroad gun Coastal artillery
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1908—45
Used by	Germany
Wars	World War I World War II
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Designed	1906
Manufacturer	Krupp
Produced	1908
Specifications
Mass	5,730 kilograms (12,630 lb)
Length	6.71 metres (22 ft 0 in)
Barrel length	6.32 metres (20 ft 9 in)L/45
Shell	separate loading quick fire
Caliber	149.1 millimetres (5.87 in)
Breech	horizontal sliding-wedge
Recoil	Hydro-spring
Elevation	See table
Traverse	−150° to +150°
Rate of fire	5-7 rpm
Muzzle velocity	840 metres per second (2,800 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	See table

The 15 cm SK L/45^{[Note 1]} was a German naval gun used in World War I and World War II.
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