13 Pounder 6 Cwt QF Mark V Naval Gun
This was a pedestal mounted adaptation by Vickers Limited of the Mark I horse artillery gun, intended to arm the Royal Navy's new Motor Launches. 650 examples were constructed, including 250 made in the United States. Because of the German U-boat campaign, many of the guns were used to equip Defensively Armed Merchant Ships, some being removed from motor launches for that purpose.
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