Originaly designed for the old "Deutschland" class pre-Dreadnought ships, but in WW-2 only used in coastal batteries. In this configuration the maximum range of this oldest 28 cm was 25 kilometers. It was the last gun that used a powder bag in one piece. Later guns had a pre-ignition charge and a main charge.
Battery | Location | Turrets | Bunkertype | Remarks |
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Kibergneset | Hammingsberg, Norway | 3 - 1 | open | |
Oskarsborg | Larvik, Norway | 3 - 1 | open | |
Graf Spee | west of Brest, France | 4 - 1 | 1 x Sk and 3 x open |
The only built Sk-casemate in the battery "Graf Spee".
The gun in a turret on a battleship.