page_title: 15 cm SK L/40 naval gun
hierarchical_section_title: 15 cm SK L/40 naval gun
caption_attribution_description: AWM caption&#160;: At sea. New Guinea. Five unidentified sailors prepare to test fire a 15 cm (5.9 inch) gun on board the German armed merchant raider, SMS Wolf. The ship's railing has been lowered on hinges allowing the gun barrel to protrude from the ship and was hidden under sheets of canvas when not in use, allowing the raider to be easily disguised as a merchant ship. This image is from a collection relating to the voyage of the German raider, SMS Wolf (II), and was taken by an unidentified crew member.
context_page_description: The 15 cm SK L/40 was a German naval gun that was used as secondary armament on pre-dreadnought battleships, protected cruisers and armored cruisers of the Imperial German Navy in World War I. It was also used as a coast-defence gun during World Wars I and II.
context_section_description: The 15 cm SK L/40 was a German naval gun that was used as secondary armament on pre-dreadnought battleships, protected cruisers and armored cruisers of the Imperial German Navy in World War I.  It was also used as a coast-defence gun during World Wars I and II.
caption: A 15 cm SK L/40 gun aboard the German auxiliary cruiser SMS Wolf circa. 1916–18
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