Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919

Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919
Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	World War II
Used by	France
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1919
Specifications
Mass	3.35 metric tons
Barrel length	5.2 meters (17 ft) 40 caliber
Shell	130x674mm R; Separate loading QF
Shell weight	35 kilograms (77 lb)
Caliber	130 millimeters (5.1 in)
Breech	Welin breech block
Elevation	-10° to +36°
Rate of fire	4-5 rpm
Muzzle velocity	725 meters per second (2,380 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	18,900 meters (20,700 yd) at 36°

The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 was a medium-caliber naval guns used as the primary armament on a number of French Destroyers during World War II.

Description

The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 was of built up construction with a Welin breech block. These guns were carried in low-angle single turrets on Destroyers.^[5]

Ammunition

Ammunition was of Separate loading QF ammunition type. The cartridge case was 674 millimetres (26.5 in) and with a 7.73 kilograms (17.0 lb) propellant charge weighed 17.5 kilograms (39 lb).

The gun was able to fire:

Semi Armour-Piercing - 32 kg (71 lb)
High Explosive - 34.85 kg (76.8 lb)
Illumination - Unknown^[6]

Naval Service

Ship classes that carried the Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 include:

Notes

^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.
^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.
^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.
^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.
^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.
^ The 130 mm/40 (5.1") Model 1919 at Naval Weapons.Com

References

Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.

External links

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_51-40_m1919.php

[1] Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.

[2] Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.

[3] Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.

[4] Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.

[5] Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.302.

[6] The 130 mm/40 (5.1") Model 1919 at Naval Weapons.Com

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v t e French naval weapons of the Second World War
Battleship main armament	305 mm/45 Modèle 1906 330 mm/50 Modèle 1931 340 mm/45 Modèle 1912 380 mm/45 Modèle 1935
Cruiser main armament	138 mm/40 Modèle 1923 152 mm/55 Modèle 1930 155 mm/50 Modèle 1920 203 mm/50 Modèle 1924 203 mm/55 Modèle 1931
Destroyer and Aviso main armament	65 mm Modèle 1891 90 mm/50 Modèle 1926 100 mm/45 Modèle 1891 100 mm/45 Modèle 1933 130 mm/40 Modèle 1919 130 mm/40 Modèle 1924 130 mm/45 Modèle 1935 138 mm/45 Modèle 1893 138 mm/40 Modèle 1927 138 mm/55 Modèle 1910 138 mm/50 Modèle 1929
Secondary armament	57 mm/40 Modèle 1885 90 mm/50 Modèle 1926 100 mm/45 Modèle 1930 100 mm/55 Modèle 1945 130 mm/45 Modèle 1932 138 mm/55 Modèle 1910 152 mm/55 Modèle 1930
Submarine guns	75 mm/35 Modèle 1924 75 mm/35 Modèle 1927 100 mm/45 Modèle 1917 100 mm/45 Modèle 1925 100 mm/34 Modèle 1936 203 mm/50 Modèle 1924
Anti-aircraft weapons	7.5 mm/80 Modèle 1931 8 mm/50 Modèle 1914 13.2 mm/76 Modèle 1929 25 mm/60 Modèle 1938 25 mm/60 Modèle 1940 37 mm/50 Modèle 1925 37 mm/70 Modèle 1935 57 mm/40 Modèle 1902 75 mm/35 Modèle 1924 75 mm/35 Modèle 1927 90 mm/50 Modèle 1926 100 mm/34 Modèle 1933
Torpedoes	400 mm Modèle 1926V 550 mm Modèle 1919D 550 mm Modèle 1923DT 550 mm Modèle 1924M 550 mm Modèle 1924V