Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893–1896

Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893–1896
Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893–1896
	One of the two single turrets aboard the Gloire.
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

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

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

The Mle 1893–1896 used separate-loading ammunition with a bagged charge weighing 33.8-kilogram (75 lb).

Shell type	Weight	Muzzle velocity
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

Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.

External links

France 194 mm/40 (7.64") Model 1893, 194 mm/40 (7.64") Model 1893–1896

v t e French naval weapons of the First World War
Battleship primary armament	274 mm/40 Modèle 1893/1896 305 mm/45 Modèle 1887 305 mm/40 Modèle 1893/96 305 mm/45 Modèle 1906 340mm/28 Modèle 1881 340 mm/42 Modèle 1887 340 mm/45 Modèle 1912
Battleship secondary armament	47 mm/40 Modèle 1885 47 mm/50 Modèle 1902 57 mm/40 Modèle 1885 75 mm/62 Modèle 1908 75 mm/34 Modèle 1915/1916/1917 138 mm/55 Modèle 1910 164 mm/45 Modèle 1887 164 mm/45 Modèle 1893 194 mm/40 Modèle 1893–1896 240mm/50 Modèle 1902 274 mm/45 Modèle 1887/1893
Cruiser primary armament	164 mm/45 Modèle 1887 164 mm/45 Modèle 1893 194 mm/45 Modèle 1887 194 mm/40 Modèle 1893–1896 194 mm/50 Modèle 1902
Cruiser secondary armament	100 mm/45 Modèle 1891 138 mm/45 Modèle 1893 164 mm/45 Modèle 1887 164 mm/45 Modèle 1893
Destroyer and Aviso Primary armament	65 mm/50 Modèle 1891 100 mm/45 Modèle 1891 138 mm/45 Modèle 1893 138 mm/55 Modèle 1910
Anti-aircraft weapons	8 mm/50 Modèle 1914 57 mm/40 Modèle 1902