Russian model 1867 11-inch gun

The gun is a monument of the Russian weaponry of the second half of the XIX century. Was used in defense of the Russian fortress Port-Arthur during the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-1905. Guns of this type were designed to destroy enemy's battleships — the Russian Coastal Defense Artillery at that lime period had them in operational service.

Specifications:

• Calibre 230 mm
• Barrel length 4.6 meter
• Maximum elevation 45°
• Range 11 km
• Angle of traverse 360°
• Total weight 21 M.T
• Shell weight 125 kg
• Designer — Professor N. V. Maievsky.

Fabricated in Sankt-Petersburg at the Obukhovsky Steel Works In 1875. The gun was installed In the museum's yard by the Soviet Army artillerymen In 1953.