![]() This gun was originally onĮither the gunboat Tiger or the gunboat Luchs. The gun pictured above and below is now at Memorial Park in Cambridge, New York. Library of Congress Photograph ID LC-DIG-hec-01142. Photograph from the Harris & Ewing Collection. In theīackground there appears to be a cagemast and funnels on a US Armored Cruiser. ![]() Launched in 1903, this warship was typical of the light cruisers armed with these weapons. Library of Congress Photograph ID LC-DIG-ggbain-08813. The sailor on the far left is holding a leather ammunition transfer bag. Note the sliding breech mechanism, typical of Krupp guns of this period. This was the Number 6 gun salvaged from the cruiser Königsberg. 10.5 cm/40 SK L/40 on the German steamer Graf von Götzen in October 1916 on the North-Western side of Lake Tanganyika near Uvira.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |