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Photos of Shipboard Weapons Systems
Courtesy of the Naval Museum of Halifax
Numbers shown below the photo are RCN Negative numbers. Description, where available, are provided below the photos.
Unserviceable 4" gun - damaged parts when recoil cylinders were not replaced
Unserviceable 4" gun - damaged parts when recoil cylinders were not replaced
(HS 0118-132 / HS 0118-133) Fire Control Apparatus Mark II, Type B
(DB0293-12 / DB-0293-16) Training Photos (Weapons)- 4.7" Twin MK XIX circa 1940's
Rocket Flare Projector
4" Mark IX with Rocket Flare Projector
(HS 2253) 40 MM Bofor gun, Operating Lever and position of Misfire Stop Bolt (HS 2254) 40 MM Mark I Bofor gun, arrow shows Misfire Stop Bolt (HS 2255) 40 MM MK I Bofor Gun- operating lever shown (HS 2256) 40 MM MK I Bofor Gun view inside of casing (No Neg #) 40 MM Bofor gun
(HS 04946) General View Hedge Hog mounting showing spigots and forward trunnion bearings. These are the bearing to which the cap covers are to be fitted.
(HS 04947) General View Hedge Hog Mounting with Type "A" Control (HS 04948) Pedestal on Mounting upon which Control Unit is mounted. For Type "A" the large "A' show in the photo must face aft. A corresponding letter "B" is cast on the opposite side of the pedestal and mountings may be received with the letter "B" facing aft which is only correct if Type "B" Control it to be fitted. (HS 04949) A flexible drive to the Control Unit. The Vernier Coupling can be seen at the upper end (HS 04950) Gyro junction box and switches on bulkhead mounted in a protected position as possible (HS 04950-3) Control Unit Type "A" - it must be mounted square with the mounting. If a mounting is received with an adaptor plate to take type "B" this adapter plate must be removed fore type "A" is mounted.
Mk XII Naval Gun showing 2 different gun shields
Mk XII Naval Gun showing 2 different gun shields
(HS 0761-1 / HS 0761-2) 4" Mark IX with Rocket Flare Projector (HS 0761-12 / HS 0761-13) 4.7" MK XII Naval Gun Photos taken in the RCN Armament Depot
(A-B) Fire Control Calculator, MK I Pedestal Sight (C-D) Weapons- Pedestal Sight MK I, Fire Control
4.7" Gun Electric / Hydraulic Systems
(HS 01423 / HS 01429) 40 MM Bofor (Army Type) MK III (HS 03163) 40 MM Bofor MK I, II and III (HS 7050-7) 40 MM Bofor MK I, II and III parts
(HS 03165) 40 MM Bofor MK VII - The 40 mm QF Mark VII is a naval anti-aircraft single mounting that consists of a British-produced Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun. The Bofors 40 mm L/60, also known as the "Bofors L/60", the "Bofors gun", or simply "the Bofors", was a highly successful Swedish anti-aircraft gun design of the interwar period and was widely used during the Second World War by both sides and in all theatres and remained in service long after the end of WWII.) (HS 0496-2) 40 MM Bofor
40 MM Boffin (Bofor) AA Gun A Boffin is a 40 MM Bofor anti aircraft gun that was installed on top of the original twin 20 mm OERLIKON power mountings. This was an RCN innovation. The gun had a crew of four and the mounting operated hydraulically and moved in response to the fire control joystick. The design of the gun is such that it had a very high rate of fire of 120 rounds per minute. The rounds were loaded into the breech in clips of four. The ammunition used was high explosive point detonation. The gun could elevate to 70 degrees, and could depress to 0 degrees which allowed it to be used against close in surface contacts which were below the arc of fire of the main armament.
20 MM Oerlikon
QF 2pdr MK VIII Pom Pom
(HS 0738-27) Rock Launcher at the Osborne Head Gunnery Range, Nova Scotia (F-90) Rear view of the gun turret of HMCS IROQUOIS 217 (HS 0379-13) MK VIII mounting showing stress corner (HS 0242-3) Gun mount - photo taken at Liverpool NS Trainer Range
A MK 4 Torpedo Launcher, made from a depth charge thrower converted to launch lightweight ASW torpedoes over the side of destroyers. The cradle was permanently attached to the launcher, and only the torpedo was thrown clear of the ship. The cradle was angled to ensure that the torpedo entered the water nose first. These were fitted on ST. LAURENT, RESTIGOUCHE, MACKENZIE, and ANNAPOLIS class destroyers. Note: HMCS GATINEAU was not fitted with this.
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