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"The 8.8 cm SK L/45 (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 45-caliber barrel)) was a German naval gun that was used in World War I and World War II on a variety of mounts. Description The 8.8 cm SK L/45 gun weighed and had an overall length of about . It used a vertical sliding- block, or "wedge", as it is sometimes referred to, breech design. History During World War I, the SK L/45 was used as anti-torpedo boat guns on all Imperial German Navy dreadnoughts and as main guns on torpedo boats and destroyers. The SK L/45 was also used to replace some of the 8.8 cm SK L/35 anti-torpedo boat guns on pre-dreadnought battleships. During the 1920s SK L/45 guns were temporarily fitted to the Deutschland-class cruisers and on Königsberg-class cruisers until the new 8.8 cm SK C/32 naval gun was available, with most ships being refitted by 1939. During the 1930s surviving SK L/45 guns were modified to use the same ammunition as the 8.8 cm SK C/30 naval gun and had similar performance.Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.252. =Ammunition= Fixed type ammunition with and without tracer, which weighed , with a projectile length of was fired. Ammunition Types Available: * Armor Piercing (AP) - * High Explosive (HE) - * High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) - * Illumination (ILLUM) - See also * List of naval guns Notes References External links * SK L/45 at Navweaps.com 88 mm artillery Naval guns of Germany Anti-aircraft guns of Germany Naval anti-aircraft guns World War I naval weapons "
"The Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal was a British service medal distributed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It was awarded to civilian public servants, contractors and consultants, and to members of the Armed Forces working with British Government Departments, who were either appointed, deployed or employed by Her Majesty's Government (HMG) to work in Iraq, and who had served at least 40 days.The Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal, The Stationery Office, January 2007, accessed 28 December 2010. Description The medal, produced by the Royal Mint, has the following design: * It is circular, of rhodium plated cupro-nickel, 36 mm in diameter. * The obverse has the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Elizabeth II, with the legend "ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID.DEF.". * On the reverse are cuneiform symbols which can be roughly translated as “land bringing forth life”, with the stylised depiction of two rivers, based on a relief carving from Mesopotamia in the British Museum. Below is the word "IRAQ". * The recipient's name is inscribed on rim of the medal. * The 32 mm wide ribbon is sand-coloured with a broad green central stripe and narrow blue stripes towards each edge. Qualifying The Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal was not awarded for service that also qualified for the Iraq military (campaign) Medal, although both medals could be awarded for different periods and types of service. Those eligible: * Civilian Public Servants and those who hold the office of Constable, appointed by HMG to serve in Iraq with, or in support of, the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), British Office Baghdad (BOB) or British Embassy (including their Regional Offices). * Civilian Public Servants deployed by HMG to work alongside coalition/multinational forces in Iraq. * Members of the Armed Forces, working with or seconded to HMG Departments. * Contractors and their employees directly employed by HMG on a full-time basis to work for, or in support of the CPA, BOB or British Embassy (including their Regional Offices), or to work alongside coalition/multinational forces in Iraq for HMG. * Any Foreign and Commonwealth nationals who qualify under the above provisions. Locally employed civilians were not eligible for the medal. Time period: * Awarded for the period 19 March 2003 to 1 October 2013. Eligibility required 40 days continuous service, or 40 days on working visits within Iraq, aggregated over a period of one calendar year, provided that the visits were for a minimum of 48 hours each. * There was no minimum qualifying period for those killed, wounded or disabled during service, or where a recipient received a British honour or decoration. Clasps * There are no clasps for this medal References See also * Iraq Medal (United Kingdom) * 2003 invasion of Iraq British campaign medals "
"The Scottish Rite Temple in Lincoln, Nebraska is a building from 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is a massive, grand building designed by architects Berlinghof & Davis. It has a "colossal order of ten fluted Roman Doric columns on the west front, set in antis between blocky end pavilions. The south side is the only other fully developed, limestone-clad facade, with five bays separated by shallow paired, Roman Doric pilasters. Both the west and the south facades have full entablatures. On the west, the frieze above the pavilions has Greek and Latin inscriptions, while above the colonnade the frieze is inscribed "TEMPLE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY". The south frieze reads "HUMANITY LIBERTY FRATERNITY". Above the denticular cornice is a parapet pierced with balustrades, corresponding with the intercolumnation. The attic story is recessed from the north, west, and south facades, masking its buff brick walls behind the parapet when viewed from the west or south. The attic is crowned with an ornate gray terra cotta cornice which closely mimics the limestone below." With References External links Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska Neoclassical architecture in Nebraska Masonic buildings completed in 1916 Buildings and structures in Lincoln, Nebraska Masonic buildings in Nebraska National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln, Nebraska "