Description

This was a Krupp gun license-built by Škoda and used to arm the River Monitors of the Bodrog class.

SMS Bodrog was taken over by Yugoslavia after the war and renamed Sava. She has been restored and is now a floating museum in the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia.

Gun Characteristics

Designation 12 cm (4.7") G. L/35 Škoda
Ship Class Used On Bodrog class (River Monitors)
Date Of Design about 1900
Date In Service 1904
Gun Weight 2,094 lbs. (950 kg) plus 154 lbs. (70 kg) breech
Gun Length oa 165 in (4.200 m)
Bore Length 154 in (3.906 m)
Rifling Length 125 in (3.181 m)
Grooves (36) 0.274W x 0.059D in (6.97 x 1.5 mm)
Lands N/A
Twist Increasing RH 1 in 45 to 1 in 25
Chamber Volume N/A
Rate Of Fire about 10 rounds per minute

Ammunition

Type Fixed
Weight of Complete Round All: 75 lbs. (34 kg)
Projectile Types and Weights AP: 52.4 lbs. (23.75 kg)
HE: 52.4 lbs. (23.75 kg)
Shrapnel: 52.4 lbs. (23.75 kg)
Bursting Charge AP: 1.21 lbs. (0.55 kg)
HE: 2.89 lbs. (1.31 kg)
Shrapnel: 0.53 lbs. (0.24 kg) plus 470 balls
Projectile Length AP: 15.1 in (38.4 cm)
HE: 17.0 in (43.2 cm)
Shrapnel: 13.7 in (34.8 cm)
Cartridge Case Type, Size and Empty Weight N/A
Propellant Charge 9.4 lbs. 4.25 kg)
Muzzle Velocity 2,130 fps (650 mps)
Working Pressure N/A
Approximate Barrel Life N/A
Ammunition stowage per gun N/A

Range

AP and HE Shell
Elevation Distance
23.37 degrees 10,940 yards (10,000 m)

Mount/Turret Data

Designation Single Mountings
   Bodrog (2)
Weight 38,870 lbs. (17,630 kg)
Elevation -6 / +23 degrees
Elevation Rate Manually operated, only
Train about +150 / -150 degrees
Train Rate Manually operated, only
Gun recoil N/A
  • Turret Armor Protection:

    Area Bodrog
    Face 75 mm K
    Sides 50 mm K
    Rear 50 mm K
    Roof 25 mm Siemens Martin Steel

    KC = Krupp Cemented, K = Krupp

    The face armor plate was bent in the shape of a "U".

Sources

"Naval Weapons of World War One" by Norman Friedman
Original research by Mihály Krámli

Page History

24 September 2025 - New datapage