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On Guns Designed by Vickers; September 15, Taishō 13; Naval Constructor Rear Admiral Hiraga Yuzuru
- AI summary (β)
- This material is a supplementary report to the report on an inspection in the British mainland submitted on September 15, Taishō 13, by Naval Constructor Rear Admiral Hiraga Yuzuru to Navy Vice Minister Abo Kiyokazu and Naval Technical Department Director Yoshikawa Yasuhira. Its subjects include guns, turrets, gun mounts, shell and powder magazines, and flame-protection devices designed by Vickers. In London, Hiraga requested materials from Mr. Down of Vickers and received drawings of 16-inch and 8-inch turret installations and drawings of a new breech mechanism; the report includes comparisons of gun-shield thicknesses and turret dimensions with those for the British Navy, as well as matters heard from Ordnance Supervising Officer Shimizu. Keywords: Hiraga Yuzuru, Abo Kiyokazu, Yoshikawa Yasuhira, Vickers, British Navy, 16-inch gun, 8-inch gun, turret, breech mechanism, Ordnance Supervising Officer ShimizuAuto-generated by Azure OpenAI gpt-5.5 from OCR text (which may contain errors) and image captions.
- Item ID
- 39a71764-2fc5-49f6-97bc-1ef09ed639fa
- Catalogue ID
- 60010201
- Card catalogue
- [On Guns Designed by Vickers]
- Category
- 軍艦構造:砲熕
- Issued
- 1924-09-15
- Holder
- 東京大学柏図書館
- Year registered
- 2007
























