24 cm K L/35

24 cm K L/35
One of the four 24 cm L/35 guns of battery No4 at Puerto Belgrano.
Type	Naval gun Coastal artillery Railway gun
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1890-1945
Used by	German Empire Argentina Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire
Wars	Boxer Rebellion World War I World War II
Production history
Designer	Krupp
Designed	1888
Manufacturer	Krupp
Produced	1888
Specifications
Mass	21.5 t (23.7 short tons)
Length	8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Barrel length	7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Shell	Separate loading bagged charges and projectiles
Shell weight	140–215 kg (309–474 lb)
Caliber	24 cm (9.4 in) 35 caliber
Breech	Cylindro-prismatic breech block
Elevation	-4° to +25°
Traverse	-150° to +150°
Rate of fire	2 rpm
Muzzle velocity	580–650 m/s (1,900–2,100 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	13 km (8.1 mi) at +25°[1]

The 24 cm K L/35 was a German naval gun developed in the years before World War I that armed ships of the Imperial German Navy, Argentine Navy and the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Guns removed from ships of the Imperial German Navy were modified to perform Coastal Artillery and Railway Artillery roles and saw service in both world wars. The actual bore diameter was 23.8 cm (9.4 in), but the classification system for artillery rounded up to the next highest centimeter.