Mark II
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Mark II or Mark 2 often refers to the second version of a product, frequently military hardware. "Mark", meaning "model" or "variant", can be abbreviated "Mk."
Mark II or Mark 2 can specifically refer to:
Mark II or Mark 2 can specifically refer to:
In military and weaponry
- Mark II, a variant of the British Mark I tank
- 16"/50 caliber Mark 2 gun16"/50 caliber Mark 2 gunThe 16"/50 caliber Mark 2 – United States Naval Gun was a gun originally designed and built as the main armament for the South Dakota-class battleships and Lexington-class battlecruisers, neither of which was completed...
, a U.S. Navy gun that was never mounted on any operational ship. - Supermarine Spitfire Mk II; an upgraded Spitfire variant with a stronger Merlin engine
- Cruiser Mk IICruiser Mk IIThe Tank, Cruiser, Mk II , was developed alongside the A9, and was intended to be a heavier, infantry tank version of that type. In practice it was not deemed suitable for the infantry tank role and was classified as a "heavy cruiser"....
, a WWII British tank - Thin Man nuclear bombThin Man nuclear bombThe "Thin Man" nuclear bomb was a proposed plutonium gun-type nuclear bomb which the United States was developing during the Manhattan Project...
(1945), formally known as Mark 2 nuclear bomb, a gun-type plutonium bomb - Mk 2 grenadeMk 2 grenadeThe Mk 2 defensive hand grenade is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the U.S. armed forces during World War II and in later conflicts including the Vietnam War. The Mk II was standardized in 1920 replacing the Mk I of 1917. It was phased out gradually, the U.S. Navy being the last users...
, an American grenade used in WWII, Korean War and the Vietnam War - Gerber Mark IIGerber Mark IIThe Gerber Mark II is a fighting knife manufactured by Gerber Legendary Blades from 1967 to 2000, with an additional limited run of 1500 in 2002, and full production resuming as of July 2008...
(1967), an American double-edged combat knife - Ruger MK IIRuger MK IIThe Ruger MK II is a rimfire single-action semi-automatic pistol chambered in .22 Long Rifle and manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Company. Ruger rimfire pistols are some of the most popular handguns made, with over three million sold.-Models:...
(1982–2005), an American handgun - Merkava Mark II (1983); battle tank of Israel Defense Forces
In vehicles
- British Rail Mark 2British Rail Mark 2The Mark 2 family of railway carriages were British Rail's second design of carriages. They were built by British Rail workshops between 1964 and 1975...
(1964); a rail carriage design - Jaguar Mark 2Jaguar Mark 2The Jaguar Mark 2 is a medium sized saloon car built from 1959 to 1967 by the Jaguar company in Coventry, England, as successors to the Jaguar 2.4 and 3.4 models, manufactured between 1957 and 1959...
, an automobile produced from 1959 to 1967. - Lincoln Continental Mark IIContinental Mark IIThe Continental Mark II was a personal luxury car produced by the Continental Division of the Ford Motor Company in 1956 through 1957. Many aficionados of the automobile consider the Continental Mark II one of the classics of the postwar period.-History:...
(1956–1957), an American personal luxury car - Toyota Mark IIToyota Mark IIThe Corona Mark II, first offered for sale in Japan September 1968 at Toyopet Store dealerships, was intended as an intermediate model between the large luxury sedan the Crown, sold at Toyota Store dealerships, and the smaller Corona, also available at Toyopet Store...
, a series of Japanese car models - Volkswagen Polo Mk2Volkswagen Polo Mk2The Volkswagen Polo Mk2 is the second generation of the Volkswagen Polo supermini, it was produced from late 1981 until 1994.-Polo Mark 2:...
, an automobile produced in the 1980s and 1990s
Other technologies
- Harvard Mark IIHarvard Mark IIThe Harvard Mark II was an electromechanical computer built at Harvard University under the direction of Howard Aiken and was finished in 1947. It was financed by the United States Navy....
(1947), a computer built at Harvard University and used by the US Navy - RCA Mark II Sound SynthesizerRCA Mark II Sound SynthesizerThe RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer was the first programmable electronic music synthesizer and the flagship piece of equipment at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. Designed by Herbert Belar and Harry Olson at RCA, it was installed at Columbia University in 1957...
(1957), a musical instrument made of electronic components - Mark II (radio telescope)Mark II (radio telescope)The Mark II is a radio telescope located at Jodrell Bank Observatory, near Goostrey, Cheshire, in the north-west of England. It was built on the site of the 218 ft Transit Telescope. Construction was completed in 1964...
, a radio telescope in England, constructed in 1964 - Mesa Boogie Mark II: an electric guitar amplifier model with channel footswitching
- Canon EOS-1D Mark IICanon EOS-1D Mark IIThe EOS 1D Mark II is a professional 8.2 megapixel digital single lens reflex camera camera body produced by Canon. The EOS 1D Mark II is the successor of the EOS 1D.-Features:The EOS 1D Mark II features:* 28.7 × 19.1 mm CMOS sensor...
, a digital SLR - Canon EOS-1Ds Mark IICanon EOS-1Ds Mark IIThe EOS-1Ds Mark II is a digital SLR camera body by Canon Inc. of Japan. It was the top model in the Canon EOS line of digital cameras until April 2007, with a full-frame 16.7 megapixel CMOS sensor. The EOS-1Ds Mark II had the highest pixel count available in a 35mm format digital SLR at the time...
, a digital SLR - Canon EOS-5D Mark II, a digital SLR
Other uses
- Mark 2Mark 2Mark 2 is the second chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It has the first argument in Mark between Jesus and other Jewish religious teachers...
or Mark II, the second chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible - Pope Mark II of AlexandriaPope Mark II of AlexandriaPope Mark II of Alexandria, was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark from 799 to 819.He is not to be confused with Markianos of Alexandria ....
, patriarch of the Catholic Church from 799 to 819 - Mk II (album)Mk II (album)Mk II was the second album of the British blues-rock band Steamhammer.- Background :Not selling as many records as they had hoped, Steamhammer nevertheless became a top European open-air attraction, mainly due to their excellent live performance...
(1969), the second album by the British blues rock band Steamhammer - MK II (Masterplan album) (2007), the third album by Masterplan, a German power metal band
- Mortal Kombat IIMortal Kombat IIMortal Kombat II is a competitive fighting game originally produced by Midway Games for the arcades in . It is the second game in the Mortal Kombat series. Like its predecessor, various home versions were produced...
, the second title in the Mortal Kombat video game series - Emergency Medical Hologram Mark II, in the television series Star Trek: Voyager, an artificially intelligent medical assistance program
- Mark II Kobayashi formation, in the game Go, a special opening pattern named after Koichi KobayashiKoichi Kobayashiis a Go player.- Biography :Koichi Kobayashi was born in Asahikawa, Japan. He was one of the more famous disciples of the legendary Minoru Kitani; he studied along with Cho Chikun, Masao Kato, Yoshio Ishida, and Masaki Takemiya. He would go on and marry the daughter of his teacher, Reiko Kitani , a...
- Gundam Mk-II, a robot of the fictional Gundam series
- In music, Mark II is often used to denote the second lineup of a band (e.g. Deep PurpleDeep PurpleDeep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
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