30.5 cm MRK L/25

< 30.5 cm MRK L
30.5 cm MRK L/25
Early model 30.5 cm MRK L/25 on an old coastal carriage
TypeCoastal Artillery
Place of originGermany
Service history
Used by Beiyang Fleet
Production history
DesignerKrupp
Designed1880
ManufacturerKrupp
Produced1880
Specifications
Mass38,000 kg
Length7,650 mm (L/25)

Caliber305 mm
Breechhorizontal sliding wedge
Carriage
  • NL: minimum port-carriage
Muzzle velocity
  • 468 m/s in 1883

The 30.5 cm Mantel Ring Kanone L/25 was a 30.5 cm 25 caliber long Krupp Mantel Ring Kanone. It was a further development of the earlier 30.5 cm MRK L/22. It came in different models. The Chinese Navy used the gun on board the Dingyuan-class ironclads. The Dutch Army used one of these models as coastal artillery. Due to changes in the interior configuration of the gun, this was basically a shorter version of the 30.5 cm MRK L/35.