FEBRUARY 1904 - SEPTEMBER 1905
NAVAL ORDNANCE SPAIN
GUN
Bore
mm.
Shell
Weight
kg.
Muzzle
Velocity
m/s
Elevation
Shell
Type
Shell
Length
CRH
Gun
Height
Shell
Mark
%
Caps
%
Burster
Normal
Range
Notes
Hontoria
320mm/36.5 M1883
320
472.20
620
13.5°
AP
3.37
2.00
8.0
Palliser
   
11,060
Pelayo
"
"
399
674
"
CP
3.42
"
"
"
   
11,600
"
Ordonez canon H.S.E. Mod. 1892 de 30.5cm
305
380
517
18°
AP
 
"
"
     
10,00
Coast Defense
"
"
"
"
"
CP
 
"
"
     
"
"
Krupp 30.5cm
RKL/35 C/80
"
455
532
19°
AP
3.70
"
"
   
0.71 BP
11,400
"
"
"
"
"
"
CP
4.40
"
"
   
5.34 BP
11,351
"
Krupp 30.5cm
MRKL/35 C/86
"
"
580
17°
AP
3.70
"
"
   
0.71 BP
11,921
"
"
"
"
"
"
CP
4.40
"
"
    5.34 BP
11,862
"
Krupp 28cm
RKL/22 C/74
283
240
490
24°
AP
2.45
"
"
   
1.46 BP
10,202
"
"
"
"
"
"
Common
2.96
"
"
     
"
"
Hontoria
280mm/35 M1883
280
316
620
13.5°
AP
3.36
"
7.5
Palliser
   
10,530
Pelayo,
Infanta Maria Teresa, Emperador Carlos V
"
"
266
674
"
CP
3.40
"
"
"
   
10,960
"
Krupp 26cm RKL/35 C/83
263
275
530
22°
AP
3.50
"
8.0
     
11,582
Coast Defense
"
"
"
"
"
CP
4.00
"
"
     
"
"
Armstrong 10"/30 M.1883
254
204.11
595
24°
AP
2.88
"
"
Palliser
 
1.58 BP
12,456
"
Hontoria 240mm/35 M1883
240
199
620
13.5°
AP
3.37
"
7.0
"
   
9,960
Reina Regente
"
"
168
674
"
CP
3.41
"
"
"
   
10,285
"
Ordonez canon H.S.E. Mod. 1891 de 24cm
"
195
533
23°
AP
 
"
8.0
     
11,400
Coast Defense
Ordonez howitzer Mod. 1891 de 24cm
"
140
349
68°
AP
 
"
"
     
9,000
"
Palliser 22cm MLR (conversion of 28cm Barrios)
220
                       
Ordonez canon H.S.E. Mod. 1891 de 21cm
210
130
553
25°
AP
 
"
"
     
11,750
Coast Defense
Ordonez howitzer Mod. 1894 de 21cm
"
     
AP
           
10,000
"
mortar Mod. 1864/65 de 21cm
"
80.20
256
42°
Common
 
"
"
   
6.23 BP
5,000
"
Armstrong 8"/26 BLR Pattern B
203.20
81.65
616
24°
AP
2.62
"
"
Palliser
   
10,585
"
"
"
"
"
"
Common
 
"
"
"
   
"
"
Palliser 20cm MLR (conversion of 20cm No. 1)
200
69.50
395
12°
AP
2.04
"
2.0
"
   
4,406
 
"
"
67.50
327
"
Common
2.57
"
"
cast iron
   
3,566
 
"
"
71.40
380
"
AP
2.46
"
"
steel
   
4,258
 
"
"
69.80
384
"
CP
2.60
"
"
"
   
4,283
 
Hontoria 200mm/25
M 1879
"
83
607
15°
AP
2.40
"
3.0
Palliser
   
8,300
 
"
"
74
607.50
"
Common
2.59
"
"
"
   
7,924
 
Hontoria 200mm/35
M 1883
"
115
620
"
AP
3.35
"
2.5
"
   
9,870
Numancia & Vitoria (1900?)
Alfonso XIII
"
"
97
675
"
CP
3.42
"
"
"
   
10,075
"
Palliser 18cm MLR (conversion of 22cm Barrios)
180
                     
Sagunto, Zaragosa
Hontoria 180mm/25 M.1879 No. 1
"
61.50
571
15°
AP
2.44
"
3.0
Palliser
   
7,550
 
"
"
54.60
579
"
Common
2.62
"
"
"
   
7,297
 
Hontoria 180mm/16.4 M.1879 No. 2
"
61.50
483
"
AP
2.44
"
"
"
   
6,451
 
"
"
54.60
490.50
"
Common
2.62
"
"
"
   
6,293
 
Palliser 16cm MLR (conversion of 20cm No. 2)
160
                     
Numancia, Vitoria, Arapiles, Zaragosa
Hontoria 160mm/25
M 1879 No. 1
"
42.50
497
"
AP
2.40
"
"
"
   
6,340
Arapiles (1879)
"
"
38
503
"
Common
2.60
"
"
"
   
6,155
"
Hontoria 160mm/17
M 1879 No. 2
"
42.50
455
"
AP
2.40
"
3.5
"
   
5,862
 
"
"
38
406
"
Common
2.60
"
"
"
   
5,130
 
Hontoria 160mm/18
M 1879 No. 3
"
42.50
461
"
AP
2.70
"
3.0
"
   
5,930
 
"
"
38
408.50
"
Common
2.60
"
"
"
   
5,156
 
Hontoria 160mm/35
M 1883
"
59
620
17.5°
AP
3.29
"
4.0
"
   
9,850
Alfonso XII, Alfonso XIII, Lepanto, Aragon
"
"
51
666
"
CP
3.46
"
"
"
   
9,880
"
Armstrong 15cm/26.1 M.1881
152.40
36.29
587.96
13°
AP
2.37
"
     
2.12 BP
6,626
Velasco, Gravina
"
"
"
"
"
Common
3.12
"
     
8.02 BP
"
"
Armstrong 15cm/32 M.1883
"
45.36
630.94
"
AP
2.87
"
     
3.00 BP
7,951
Navarra
"
"
"
496.22
"
Common
3.34
"
     
7.41 BP
6,217
"
Palliser
150mm/ MLR Mod. 1885
150
47.20
503
19.33°
AP
 
"
8.0
     
8,321
Coast Defense
Ordonez canon H.S.E. Mod. 1885 de 15cm
"
50
520
23°
"
 
"
"
   
.60 BP
12,985
"
"
"
42
550
"
Common
 
"
"
   
6.19 BP
"
"
Krupp 15cm RKL/35 C/
149.10
39
610
13°
AP
2.72
"
     
2.05 BP
7,164
Castilla
"
"
31.50
675
"
Common
2.66
"
     
5.56 BP
7,156
"
Skoda 15cm L/40 K/98
"
45.50
690
30°
AP
3.18
"
3.5
   
1.89 PA
13,210
Vitoria (1898)
"
"
"
"
"
CP
3.84
"
"
   
9.29 PA
"
"
Hontoria 140mm/35
M 1883
140
39
610
25°
AP
3.28
"
5.5
Palliser
   
10,980
Infanta Maria Teresa, Carlos V, Numancia (1898)
"
"
34
653
"
CP
3.49
"
"
     
10,890
"
Hontoria 120mm/25
M 1879
120
16.40
526.50
15°
Common
2.66
"
4.0
     
5,790
General Concha
Hontoria 120mm/35
M 1883
"
24.10
606
25°
AP
3.22
"
2.5
Palliser
   
10,130
Pelayo, Infanta Maria Teresa
Isla de Luzon, Reina Regente,
"
"
21.40
643
"
CP
3.49
"
"
"
   
10,010
"
Armstrong 12cm/33 M.1883
"
13.70
635
15°
AP
1.84
"
       
6,156
Navarra
"
"
16.50
500
"
Common
2.69
"
       
5,720
"
Krupp 12cm RKL/30 C/83
"
20
575
"
AP
2.65
"
4.57
   
1.00 BP
6,710
Castilla
"
"
22
"
"
"
2.94
"
"
     
6,962
"
"
"
16.40
680
"
CP
2.54
"
"
   
3.96 BP
7,009
"
Krupp 10.5cm SKL/35 C/97
105
17.40
600
30°
SAP
 
3.00
5.5
   
2.01 PA
11,108
Carlos V, Rio de la Plata, Estramadura
Hontoria 90mm/25
M 1879
90
7
468
15°
Common
2.69
2.00
4.0
     
4,800
Aragon
Armstrong 8.7cm/27 M.1883
87
6.40
495.30
20°
"
2.66
"
3.3
   
8.42 BP
5,685
Destructor, Gravina, Velasco, Navarra
Krupp 8.7cm RKL/24 C/
"
6.60
469
"
"
2.81
"
"
     
"
Castilla
"
"
7
465
"
"
2.98
"
"
     
5,760
"
Armstrong 7.5cm/28.7 M.1883
75
5.22
520.90
"
"
3.39
"
4.0
   
4.34 BP
6,063
Navarra
Krupp 7.5cm RKL/26 C/
"
4.30
473
"
"
2.82
"
"
     
5,390
Castilla, Aragon

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