Deployments
The following table summarises the deployment of 9.2 inch guns. It is possible that some 1914 guns were still the older Marks. * indicates deployment was not completed until after 1940. A third Canadian battery was not completed until after World War II. The three guns in Bermuda remained in battery through the Second World War (and are still in situ), but were not actively utilised.
| Port | Country/Territory | World War I | World War II |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | United Kingdom | 5 | 6 |
| Medway & Thames | United Kingdom | 4 | 2 |
| Harwich | United Kingdom | 0 | 2 |
| Tyne | United Kingdom | 2 | 1 |
| Tees & Hartlepool | United Kingdom | 0 | 1 |
| Humber | United Kingdom | 0 | 2 |
| Solent | United Kingdom | 14 | 6 |
| Portland | United Kingdom | 6 | 4 |
| Plymouth | United Kingdom | 8 | 6 |
| Milford Haven | United Kingdom | 4 | 2 |
| Forth | United Kingdom | 6 | 3 |
| Lough Swilly | Ireland | 2 | 0 |
| Queenstown | Ireland | 4 | 0 |
| Berehaven | Ireland | 2 | 0 |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 14 | 8 |
| Freetown | Sierra Leone | 2 | 2 |
| St. George's | Bermuda | 3 | 0 |
| Kingston | Jamaica | 1 | 0 |
| Valletta | Malta | 16 | 7 |
| Cape Town | South Africa | 2 | 7 |
| Simonstown | South Africa | 3 | 3 |
| Durban | South Africa | 0 | 3* |
| Port Louis | Mauritius | 2 | |
| Colombo | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 |
| Trincomalee | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 |
| Singapore | Singapore | 5 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 8 | 8 |
| Sydney - North Head | Australia | 0 | 2 |
| Sydney - Cape Banks | Australia | 0 | 2 |
| Port Kembla - Drummond Battery | Australia | 0 | 2 |
| Newcastle | Australia | 0 | 2 |
| Fremantle - Rottnest Island | Australia | 0 | 2 |
| Fremantle - Garden Island | Australia | 0 | 2 |
| Halifax | Canada | 0 | 3* |
| Vancouver Island | Canada | 0 | 2* |
| Auckland - Stony Batter | New Zealand | 0 | 2* |
| Auckland - Whangaparaoa | New Zealand | 0 | 2* |
| Wellington - Wrights Hill Fortress | New Zealand | 0 | 2* |
Portugal has several surviving examples, with live firings as recently as December 10, 1998. The Portuguese refer to these guns as 23.4 cm guns, made by Vickers.
Read more about this topic: BL 9.2 Inch Gun Mk IX–X, British Coastal Deployments