List of British naval forces military equipment of World War II
Appearance
This is a list of the military equipment of the Royal Navy and other British naval forces of World War II. This list shows the equipment for British naval and naval aviation forces like naval artillery on board British ships and boats as well as the weapons used by British naval forces such as torpedoes and naval mines.
Naval artillery
[edit]Battleship and monitor main armament
[edit]Heavy cruiser main armament
[edit]Light cruiser main armament and battleship and heavy cruiser secondary armament
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Inside_5.25_inch_gun_turret_HMS_KGV_1943_IWM_A_15889.jpg/220px-Inside_5.25_inch_gun_turret_HMS_KGV_1943_IWM_A_15889.jpg)
- QF 4-inch Mk V[6]
- QF 5.25-inch Mk I[7] dual-purpose gun, used on King George V-class battleships and Dido-class cruisers
- BL 6-inch Mk XII[8]
- BL 6-inch Mk XXII[9]
- BL 6-inch Mk XXIII[10]
Small ship main armament
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British made
- QF 6-pounder 10 cwt[11]
- QF 12-pounder 12 cwt[12]
- QF 4 inch Mk IV[13]
- BL 4-inch Mk IX[14]
- QF 4-inch Mk XVI[15]
- QF 4-inch Mk XIX[16]
- QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V[17]
- BL 4.7-inch Mk I and Mk II[18]
- QF 4.7-inch Mk IX & XII naval gun[19]
- QF 4.7-inch Mk XI naval gun[20][page needed]
US naval artillery obtained by Lend-Lease and destroyers for bases agreement
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/QF_4_inch_Mk_XII_gun_on_T_class_submarine_AWM_306479.jpeg/220px-QF_4_inch_Mk_XII_gun_on_T_class_submarine_AWM_306479.jpeg)
Submarine armament
[edit]Armed boats armament
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/QF3pdrHotchkissSydney1942.jpeg/220px-QF3pdrHotchkissSydney1942.jpeg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/.50_Vickers_AA_guns_on_HMAS_Perth.jpeg/220px-.50_Vickers_AA_guns_on_HMAS_Perth.jpeg)
Anti-aircraft guns
[edit]Machine guns
[edit]Autocannons
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/QF2_MkVIII_CWM_1.jpg/220px-QF2_MkVIII_CWM_1.jpg)
- QF 2-pounder Mk I and Mk VIII[28]
- Oerlikon 20 mm cannon - licensed production of Swiss design[29]
- Bofors 40 mm gun license production of Swedish design[30]
Anti-aircraft artillery
[edit]British made
US made obtained through Destroyers-for-bases deal
Other
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/16_inch_gun_turrets_and_Unrotated_Projectile_launchers_on_HMS_Nelson_1940_IWM_A_1995.jpg/220px-16_inch_gun_turrets_and_Unrotated_Projectile_launchers_on_HMS_Nelson_1940_IWM_A_1995.jpg)
Torpedoes
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Sokol_torpedo.jpg/220px-Sokol_torpedo.jpg)
- 18-inch torpedoes Mk VIII-XVII[36]
- 21-inch torpedo Mk II-XI[37]
- 24.5-inch torpedo[36] - fitted to Nelson-class battleships only
Naval mines
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Imperial_War_Museum_North_-_British_Mk_XVII_contact_sea_mine_2.jpg/220px-Imperial_War_Museum_North_-_British_Mk_XVII_contact_sea_mine_2.jpg)
Anti-submarine weapons
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Mk_VII_depth_charge.jpg/220px-Mk_VII_depth_charge.jpg)
Depth charges
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Hedgehog_launcher.jpg)
- Mark VII depth charge[39]
- Mark VII Heavy
- Mark VII Airborne DC
- Mark VIII Airborne DC
- Mark X, X*
- Mark XI Airborne DC
Anti-submarine projectile launchers
[edit]Naval radar
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See List of World War II British naval radar
Boilers
[edit]Small arms
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Lanchester5.jpg/220px-Lanchester5.jpg)
- Lanchester submachine gun - 9mm Parabellum[43]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Garzke, William H. Jr.; Dulin, Robert O. Jr. (1980). British, Soviet, French, and Dutch Battleships of World War II. London: Jane's. ISBN 0-7106-0078-X.
- ^ Burt, R. A. (2012). British Battleships, 1919–1939 (2nd ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-052-8.
- ^ Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- ^ Whitley, M. J. (1995). Cruisers of World War Two. Brockhampton Press. ISBN 1-86019-874-0.
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony (19 February 2019). "United Kingdom / Britain: 8"/50 (20.3 cm) Mark VIII". navweapons.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony (18 October 2017). "United Kingdom / Britain: 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV". navweapons.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony (14 September 2020). "United Kingdom / Britain: 5.25"/50 (13.4 cm) QF Mark I". navweapons.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony (22 April 2019). "United Kingdom / Britain: 6"/45 (15.2 cm) BL Mark XII and Mark XX". navweapons.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ Jordan, John (2020). "Warship Notes: The 6in Turrets of Nelson and Rodney". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2020. Oxford, UK: Osprey. pp. 184–188. ISBN 978-1-4728-4071-4.
- ^ Brooke, Geoffrey (1982). Alarm Starboard!. Cambridge: Stevens. p. 200. ISBN 0-85059-578-9.
- ^ "Fort Lytton QF 6 Pounder 10 cwt gun barrels".
- ^ Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-459-2. p. 64.
- ^ Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "BL 4 inch mk IX naval gun".
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XVI and Mark XVI* 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XVII 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XVIII 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XXI".
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "4"/40 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XIX".
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "4"/40 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XIX".
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "4.7" (12 cm) BL Mark I and Mark II".
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony. "4.7"/45 (12 cm) QF Mark IX 4.7"/45 (12 cm) QF Mark XII".
- ^ March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.
- ^ "3/50 calibre naval gun".
- ^ "4/50 naval gun".
- ^ "QF 4 inch mk XII and XXII naval guns".
- ^ Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-459-2. p. 66.
- ^ Williams, Anthony G (7 January 2016). "The 6 pdr 7 cwt and The Molins Gun". Military Guns & Ammunition. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ Lambert, John; Ross, Al (1990). Allied Coastal Forces of World War II: Vol. 1, Fairmile designs and US submarine chasers. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-519-7. pp. 196–200.
- ^ Williams, Anthony G. "0.50 inch Vickers machine gun".
- ^ John Campbell(1986), Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-459-2. p. 20.
- ^ "20mm Oerlikon cannnon".
- ^ "Bofors 40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun". www.wwiiequipment.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- ^ "Navweapons. com QF 4.7 inch mk VIII naval gun".
- ^ "Navweapons.com 3/23 caliber naval gun".
- ^ Lambert, John; Al Ross (1990). Allied Coastal Forces of World War II. Conway. ISBN 0-85177-519-5.
- ^ "Unrotated Projectile".
- ^ a b "Navweapons. com British Torpedoes before World War II".
- ^ "Navweapons. com British Torpedoes during World War II".
- ^ "Sea Mine Mk XVII". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "British Anti-submarine weapons".
- ^ "Anti-Submarine Projector Mks 10 & 11 (Hedgehog)". www.microworks.net. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ "Canada's Naval History". www.warmuseum.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ "HMS Gambia Details". hmsgambia.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ jwh1975 (2015-10-04). "Lanchester submachine gun: post-WWII use". wwiiafterwwii. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
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References
[edit]- Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.