Skoda 14 cm/56 naval gun

Skoda 14 cm/56 naval gun
Skoda 14 cm guns aboard the captured Yugoslav destroyer Dubrovnik (left), 17 April 1941
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service	1932–45
Used by	Royal Yugoslav Navy  Regia Marina  Kriegsmarine
Wars	World War II
Specifications
Mass	6,000 kilograms (13,228 lb)
Barrel length	About 7.84 meters (25 ft 9 in) (bore length)
Shell	Separate-loading, brass case
Shell weight	39.8 kilograms (88 lb)
Caliber	14 centimeters (5.5 in)
Rate of fire	5–6 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	880 meters per second (2,900 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	23,400 meters (25,600 yd)

The Skoda 14 cm/56 naval gun was built by the Škoda Works for export during the 1930s. The few guns built were sold to Yugoslavia to equip their large destroyers. A class of three flotilla leaders was intended to be built but only Dubrovnik was completed. After the conquest of Yugoslavia in April 1941, the ships were taken over by the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) and the Kriegsmarine in turn.

• Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.

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