8.8 cm SK L/30 naval gun
The 8.8 cm SK L/30 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 30-caliber barrel) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I on a variety of mounts. Description
The 8.8 cm SK L/30 gun weighed  and had an overall length of about . It used the Krupp horizontal sliding block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design. In addition to mounts for surface ships there was also a submarine version which was on either a retractable or fixed pivot mount. The Krupp mount retracted vertically through a hatch, while the Erhardt version folded down onto the ship's deck. Naval service
The 8.8 cm SK L/30 was a widely used naval gun on World War I pre-dreadnoughts, cruisers, coastal defence ships, avisos, submarines and torpedo boats in both casemates and turrets. Its primary use on pre-dreadnoughts, cruisers and coastal defence ships was as an anti-torpedo boat gun, while on avisos, submarines and torpedo boats it was their secondary armament. Ship classes that carried the 8.8 cm SK L/30 include:

See also
 List of naval guns
 8.8 cm SK C/30 naval gun: later development of similar calibre weapon, made in 1930

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References

External links
 SK L/30 at Navweaps.com

88 mm artillery
Naval guns of Germany