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Gun, 3pdr Quick-firer
Rifled breechloading quick-firer gun. Calibre: 3in. This gun was fitted on HMS DIDO, a 2nd class cruiser launched in 1896 and broken up in 1926. She served in China during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and later was used as a submarine depot ship and later as a destroyer depot ship. HMS DIDO carried six 3-pdr quick-firing guns.
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Object Details
| ID: | KTP0072 |
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| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Quick-firer gun |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Dido (1896) |
| Date made: | 1896 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1460 mm x 1820 mm x 900 mm x 534 kg |