Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893–1896
Appearance
Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893–1896 | |
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Type | Naval gun |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1893–? |
Used by | France |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designed | 1892 |
Produced | 1893–1896 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 12.6 t (13.9 short tons) |
Length | 8.12 m (26.6 ft) |
Barrel length | 7.7 m (25 ft) 40 caliber |
Shell | separate-loading, bagged charge |
Shell weight | 75–90 kg (165–198 lb) |
Caliber | 194 mm (7.6 in) |
Elevation | -6° to +15° |
Traverse | -150° to +150° |
Rate of fire | 2 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 840–875 m/s (2,760–2,870 ft/s) |
The Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893–1896 was a turret mounted medium-caliber naval gun used as the primary armament of a number of armored cruisers of the French Navy during World War I.
Design
[edit]The mle 1893–1896 guns were typical built-up guns of the period with several layers of steel reinforcing hoops. The guns used an interrupted screw breech and fired separate loading bagged charges and projectiles.
Naval service
[edit]Ships that carried the Mle 1893–1896 include:
- Gloire class – The primary armament of this class of five armored cruisers consisted of two, 194/40 guns, in single turrets, fore and aft.
- Gueydon class – The primary armament of this class of three armored cruisers consisted of two, 194/40 guns, in single turrets, fore and aft.
- Léon Gambetta class – The primary armament of this class of three armored cruisers consisted of four, 194/40 guns, in twin turrets, fore and aft.
- Jeanne d'Arc – The primary armament of this armored cruiser consisted of two, 194/40 guns, in single turrets, fore and aft.
- Pothuau – The primary armament of this armored cruiser consisted of two, 194/40 guns, in single turrets, fore and aft.
Ammunition
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The Mle 1893–1896 used separate-loading ammunition with a bagged charge weighing 33.8-kilogram (75 lb).
Shell type | Weight | Muzzle velocity |
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Armor-piercing, capped | 90 kg (200 lb) | 840 m/s (2,800 ft/s) |
Common shell | 75 kg (165 lb) | 875 m/s (2,870 ft/s) |
Semi-armor-piercing, capped | 89.5 kg (197 lb) | 840 m/s (2,800 ft/s) |
References
[edit]- Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.