35 cm Marinekanone L/45 M. 16
< 35 cm Marinekanone L
| 35 cm Marinekanone L/45 M. 16 | |
|---|---|
The 35 cm Marinekanone M. 16 with its assembly crane | |
| Type | Battleship gun |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1916-1918 |
| Used by | Austria-Hungary |
| Wars | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Skoda |
| Designed | 1914-16 |
| Manufacturer | Skoda |
| Produced | 1914-18 |
| No. built | 4 |
| Specifications | |
| Barrel length | L/45 |
| Shell | 700 kilograms (1,500 lb) |
| Caliber | 350 mm |
| Breech | interrupted screw? |
| Traverse | 0° |
| Muzzle velocity | 770 m/s |
| Maximum firing range | 31,000 metres (34,000 yd) |
The 35 cm Marinekanone L/45 M. 16 (45 caliber Naval gun Model 16) was used by Austria-Hungary during World War I as a superheavy siege gun. Eleven of these had been ordered from Škoda Works before the war to equip the first unit of the Ersatz Monarch-class battleships that Austria had ordered. The ships were cancelled shortly after the outbreak of the war, but the guns continued in production.