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English: 10.5 cm/40 SK L/40 onboad the german SS Goetzen in 1915 or 1916 in the Bay of Kigoma.

This was the Number 6 gun salvaged from the cruiser SMS Königsberg.

Note the sliding breech mechanism, typical of Krupp guns of this period. The sailor on the far left is holding a leather ammunition transfer bag.
Deutsch: Geschützmannschaft auf dem deutschen Dampfer Goetzen 1915 oder 1916 auf dem Tanganyika See in der Bucht von Kigoma. Dieses 10,5cm/40 SK L/40 Geschütz stammt von SMS Königsberg.
Date Oktobe 1916
Source http://www.navweaps.com
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