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10.5cm/65 SK C/33 was one of the dual-purpose guns used by the Kriegsmarine during WWII.

10.5cm/65 SK C/33 was one of the dual-purpose guns used by the Kriegsmarine during WWII.

The gun entered service in 1935 and it was mainly used as an anti-aircraft gun on german warships.

The gun entered service in 1935 and it was mainly used as an anti-aircraft gun on german warships.

It was used on the following classes of german ships: Bismarck-class, Scharnhorst-class, Deutschland-class, Admiral Hipper-class.

It was used on the following classes of German ships: Bismarck-class, Scharnhorst-class, Deutschland-class, Admiral Hipper-class.

Aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin was planned to be equipped with these guns too, but that never came to pass as the carrier was not completed.

Aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin was planned to be equipped with these guns too, but that never came to pass as the carrier was not completed.

Number of these guns were also used by the French Navy after the war on captured italian light cruisers Scipione Africano and Atilio Regolo.

Number of these guns were also used by the French Navy in the 1951-1954 rebuilding of the reparation Italian light cruisers Scipione Africano (Guichen) and Attilio Regolo (Chàteaurenault). Before their refit the gunnery school ship, ex destroyer, Albatros experimentally carried one twin mounting until 1950.

The electrically powered tri-axial mounting of the turret was not watertight and that resulted in many problems, mainly with the electrical installations providing power to the turret.

The electrically powered tri-axial mounting of the turret was not watertight and that resulted in many problems, mainly with the electrical installations providing power to the turret.