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== Description ==
 
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The '''47 mm 3 pdr QF Hotchkiss''' is a naval gun used on Russian and British ships.
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The '''47 mm 3 pdr QF Hotchkiss''' is a naval gun used on British, French, Russian, and Japanese ships.
  
 
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The 3-pounder QF (Quick-Firing) Hotchkiss is a French naval cannon that is a smaller counterpart to the larger 6-pounder Hotchkiss introduced the previous year. The 6-pounder was intended to repel torpedo boats and other small targets but it was too large for use on some ships. Thus in 1886, the 3-pounder was created to fill the gap for torpedo boat protection. The first modern quick-firing (as in a complete round instead of projectile and shell-casing being loaded separately) adopted by the Royal Navy, it was produced under license by the Elswick Ordnance Company. Finding itself on most small cruisers and other small boats during World War I, the Hotchkiss was also mounted on battleships such as [[HMS Invincible|HMS ''Invincible'']] or the ''King George V'' class. It was found to be ineffective due to the cartridge mid-way through World War I however, and began to be phased out for the Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers. As they began getting removed from front-line duties, the Hotchkiss found itself in service as a sub-calibre training weapon and a saluting gun. Despite their age, 1,950 guns were still serving in rear line roles when World War II started and due to a pressing need for small ships such as the [[Fairmile A (ML100)|Fairmile A]] Motor Launches and merchant vessels, the guns were brought back into combat service. They would remain in service in this role early in the war and in port defense against torpedo boats, but were soon replaced by the [[6pdr 7cwt QF Mk IIA (57 mm)|6pdr 7cwt QF Mk IIA]] in those roles. The guns are still in British service to this day as saluting guns at Victory Green on the Falkland Islands.
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The guns were not only used by the Royal Navy. It was used in France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and Russia. The Russians, who had previously adopted a Gatling-style five-barrel Hotchkiss 3-pounder in the 1880s, were quick to adopt the single-barrel 3-pounder Hotchkiss in 1884. They would become standard equipment on every Imperial Russian Navy ship from 1880 to 1905. After the Russo-Japanese War ended, the Russians reached the same conclusion the British would reach in World War I and phased them out from front-line service. While the guns were still in service during World War I, they were instead used on riverboats and lightships and as anti-aircraft guns. The Soviet Navy would keep some of these guns in service into World War II as part of the Pinsk River Flotilla.
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The French Marine Nationale (French Navy) also adopted the 1885 model 3-pounder Hotchkiss gun and paired it with the larger Canon da 65 mm Modèle 1891. The 3-pounder was used on everything from destroyers to armoured cruisers, ironclads, pre-dreadnought battleships, and submarines. The most notable French ships to use the Hotchkiss were the ''Liberté'' and ''Danton''-class pre-dreadnought battleships along with the armoured cruisers ''Jules Michelet'', ''Ernest Renan'', and the ''Edgar Quinet''-class. During World War I, the French used the Hotchkiss 3-pounder as their standard naval anti-aircraft gun, with the design modified to use high-angle mounts but it was ineffective and eventually replaced by the Canon de 75 mm Modèle 1908. Despite this, the 3-pounder was still in service in the AA role by World War II though it was mostly phased out by the AA variants of the  [[APX Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897 (75 mm)|French 75 mm]] and the Canon de 75 mm modèle 1924 guns. The French also used a second 3-pounder Hotchkiss cannon which was 50 calibres long instead of 40 calibres long and was designed in 1902.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:31, 14 March 2024

Description

The 47 mm 3 pdr QF Hotchkiss is a naval gun used on British, French, Russian, and Japanese ships.

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History

The 3-pounder QF (Quick-Firing) Hotchkiss is a French naval cannon that is a smaller counterpart to the larger 6-pounder Hotchkiss introduced the previous year. The 6-pounder was intended to repel torpedo boats and other small targets but it was too large for use on some ships. Thus in 1886, the 3-pounder was created to fill the gap for torpedo boat protection. The first modern quick-firing (as in a complete round instead of projectile and shell-casing being loaded separately) adopted by the Royal Navy, it was produced under license by the Elswick Ordnance Company. Finding itself on most small cruisers and other small boats during World War I, the Hotchkiss was also mounted on battleships such as HMS Invincible or the King George V class. It was found to be ineffective due to the cartridge mid-way through World War I however, and began to be phased out for the Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers. As they began getting removed from front-line duties, the Hotchkiss found itself in service as a sub-calibre training weapon and a saluting gun. Despite their age, 1,950 guns were still serving in rear line roles when World War II started and due to a pressing need for small ships such as the Fairmile A Motor Launches and merchant vessels, the guns were brought back into combat service. They would remain in service in this role early in the war and in port defense against torpedo boats, but were soon replaced by the 6pdr 7cwt QF Mk IIA in those roles. The guns are still in British service to this day as saluting guns at Victory Green on the Falkland Islands.

The guns were not only used by the Royal Navy. It was used in France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and Russia. The Russians, who had previously adopted a Gatling-style five-barrel Hotchkiss 3-pounder in the 1880s, were quick to adopt the single-barrel 3-pounder Hotchkiss in 1884. They would become standard equipment on every Imperial Russian Navy ship from 1880 to 1905. After the Russo-Japanese War ended, the Russians reached the same conclusion the British would reach in World War I and phased them out from front-line service. While the guns were still in service during World War I, they were instead used on riverboats and lightships and as anti-aircraft guns. The Soviet Navy would keep some of these guns in service into World War II as part of the Pinsk River Flotilla.

French Navy

The French Marine Nationale (French Navy) also adopted the 1885 model 3-pounder Hotchkiss gun and paired it with the larger Canon da 65 mm Modèle 1891. The 3-pounder was used on everything from destroyers to armoured cruisers, ironclads, pre-dreadnought battleships, and submarines. The most notable French ships to use the Hotchkiss were the Liberté and Danton-class pre-dreadnought battleships along with the armoured cruisers Jules Michelet, Ernest Renan, and the Edgar Quinet-class. During World War I, the French used the Hotchkiss 3-pounder as their standard naval anti-aircraft gun, with the design modified to use high-angle mounts but it was ineffective and eventually replaced by the Canon de 75 mm Modèle 1908. Despite this, the 3-pounder was still in service in the AA role by World War II though it was mostly phased out by the AA variants of the French 75 mm and the Canon de 75 mm modèle 1924 guns. The French also used a second 3-pounder Hotchkiss cannon which was 50 calibres long instead of 40 calibres long and was designed in 1902.

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See also

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USSR naval cannons
20 mm  ShVAK
25 mm  2M-3
30 mm  AK-230 · 30 mm/54 AK-630 · 30 mm/54 AK-630M · BP "Plamya"
37 mm  37 mm/67 70-K · V-11
45 mm  45 mm/46 21-K · 45 mm/68 21-KM · 45 mm/89 SM-20-ZIF · 45 mm/89 SM-21-ZIF
57 mm  AK-725
75 mm  75 mm/50 Canet patt.1892
76 mm  34-K · 39-K · 76 mm/60 AK-176M · AK-726 · D-56TS · F-34 · Lender AA gun, pattern 1914/15
85 mm  85 mm/52 92-K · 85 mm/54.6 ZIS-C-53 · 90-K
100 mm  100 mm/56 B-34 · 100 mm/70 SM-5-1 · Minizini
102 mm  Pattern 1911
120 mm  120 mm/50 pattern 1905
130 mm  130 mm/55 pattern 1913 · 130 mm/58 SM-2-1 · B-13
152 mm  152 mm/57 B-38
180 mm  180 mm/57 B-1-P · 180 mm/60 B-1-K
305 mm  12-inch/52 pattern 1907 · 305 mm/54 B-50
356 mm  14-inch/52 pattern 1913 (356 mm)
  Foreign:
40 mm  2pdr QF Mk.IIc (Britain) · Skoda (Czechoslovakia)
47 mm  3 pdr QF Hotchkiss (Britain)
76 mm  76 mm/40 Ansaldo mod.1917 (Italy)
88 mm  SK C/30 (Germany)
120 mm  120 mm/50 Mk.4 Bofors M1924 (Sweden) · 120 mm/50 O.T.O. Mod.1933 (Italy)
152 mm  152/53 mm O.T.O. Mod.1929 (Italy)
320 mm  320 mm/44 Ansaldo model 1934 (Italy)

Britain naval cannons
20 mm  20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II · 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mark V · 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mark 24
40 mm  2pdr QF Mk.IIc · 2pdr QF Mk.VIII · 2pdr Rolls Royce · QF Mark V · QF Mark VII · QF STAAG Mark II
47 mm  3 pdr QF Hotchkiss
57 mm  6pdr 7cwt QF Mk IIA · 6pdr QF Mk.V
76 mm  3 inch 12pdr 12 cwt QF Mk.V · 3 inch/70 Mark 6 · 76 mm/45 QF 3in 20cwt HA Mark I · 76 mm/50 12pdr 18cwt QF Mark I · OQF 3in 20cwt
102 mm  4 inch/40 QF mark III · 4 in QF Mark V · 4 inch/45 Mark XVI · 4 inch/50 BL Mark VII · BL Mark IX
114 mm  4.5 inch/45 QF Mark IV · 4.5 inch/45 QF Mark V · 8cwt QF Mk I
120 mm  4.7 inch/45 Mk.XII
133 mm  5.25 inch/50 QF Mark I
152 mm  6 inch/45 BL Mark VII · 6 inch/45 BL Mark XII · 6 inch/50 BL Mark XXIII · 6 inch/50 QF Mark N5
190 mm  7.5 inch/45 BL Mk.VI
203 mm  8 inch/50 Mark VIII
305 mm  305 mm/45 Mark X · 12 inch/50 Mark XI
343 mm  13.5 inch/45 Mark 5(H) · 13.5 inch/45 Mark 5(L)
381 mm  15 inch/42 BL Mark I
  Foreign:
20 mm  Rh202 (Germany)
40 mm  Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (USA) · Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (USA)
76 mm  3 inch Mk.33 (USA) · 76 mm/62 OTO-Melara Compact (Italy)

Japan naval cannons
20 mm  JM61 · Type 98
25 mm  25 mm/60 Type 96
37 mm  Type 4 · Type 11 pattern 1922
40 mm  40 mm/62 Vickers
57 mm  Type 97
75 mm  Type 88 AA
76 mm  3-inch/40 Type 41 · 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type · 8 cm/60 Type 98
100 mm  100/65 mm Type 98 mod A
120 mm  120 mm/45 3rd Year Type · 120 mm/45 10th year type
127 mm  5 inch/40 Type 89 · 127 mm/50 3rd Year Type
140 mm  140 mm/50 3rd Year Type
152 mm  6-inch/45 Type 41 · 15 cm/50 Type 41
155 mm  155 mm/60 3rd Year Type
200 mm  20 cm 3rd year type No.1
203 mm  20 cm/45 Type 41 · 20 cm/50 3rd year type No.2
356 mm  36 cm/45 Type 41
410 mm  410 mm/45 Type 3
  Foreign:
20 mm  20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II (USA/Britain)
40 mm  Bofors L/60 Mark 1 (USA) · Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (USA) · Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (USA)
47 mm  3 pdr QF Hotchkiss (Britain)
76 mm  3-inch Mark 10 (USA) · 3 inch Mk.33 (USA) · 3-inch Mk.34 (USA)
120 mm  4,7-inch/40 Armstrong (Britain)
127 mm  5 inch/38 Mk.12 (USA)
305 mm  12-inch/45 Vickers (Britain) · 12-inch/50 Vickers (Britain)

France naval cannons
37 mm  37 mm/50 model 1925 · 37 mm/50 model 1933
47 mm  3 pdr QF Hotchkiss
57 mm  57 mm/60 ACAD Mle 1951
75 mm  75 mm/50 Canet model 1891 · 75 mm/50 model 1922
90 mm  90 mm/50 model 1926
130 mm  130 mm/40 model 1919
138.6 mm  138.6 mm/55 model 1910 · 138.6 mm/40 model 1927 · 138.6 mm/50 model 1929 · 138.6 mm/50 model 1934 R1938
152 mm  152 mm/55 model 1930
155 mm  155 mm/50 model 1920
203 mm  203 mm/50 model 1924
305 mm  305 mm/45 model 1906-10
340 mm  340 mm/45 model 1912
  Foreign:
20 mm  2 cm/65 C/38 (Germany) · 2 cm/65 Flakvierling 38 (Germany) · 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II (USA/Britain)
40 mm  2pdr QF Mk.IIc (Britain) · 2pdr QF Mk.VIII (Britain) · Bofors L/60 Mark 2 (USA) · Bofors L/60 Mark 3 (USA)
87.6 mm  Ordnance QF 25pdr (87.6 mm) (Britain)
102 mm  4 in QF Mark V (Britain) · 4 inch/45 Mark XVI (Britain)
105 mm  SK C/33 AA (Germany)
128 mm  12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 (Germany)
150 mm  15 cm/48 KC/36 (Germany)