Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887: Difference between revisions

Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887
Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
Used by	France
Wars	World War I
Production history
Designed	1887
Specifications
Mass	10,770 kg (23,740 lb)
Length	8.076 m (26 ft 6 in)
Barrel length	7.76 m (25 ft 6 in) 45 caliber
Shell	separate-loading, bagged charge and projectiles
Shell weight	75–90 kg (165–198 lb)
Caliber	194 mm (7.6 in)
Elevation	Dupuy de Lôme: -5°/ +15°; Amiral Charner: -6° / +14.2°
Traverse	Bow/Stern: -150° / +150°
Rate of fire	1 rpm
Muzzle velocity	770–800 m/s (2,500–2,600 ft/s)
Effective firing range	11.5 km (7 mi)

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 06:57, 12 April 2023

The Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887 was a turret mounted medium-caliber naval gun used as the main armament of a number of armored cruisers of the French Navy during World War I.

Design

The Mle 1887 guns were typical built-up guns of the period with a rifled steel liner and several layers of steel reinforcing hoops. The guns used an interrupted screw breech and the new smokeless powder of the period.^[1]

Naval service

Ships that carried the Mle 1887 include:

Dupuy de Lôme - This armored cruiser had a main armament of two Mle 1887 guns in single turrets fore and aft.
Amiral Charner-class cruisers - This class of four armored cruisers had a main armament of two Mle 1887 guns in single turrets fore and aft.

Ammunition

The Mle 1893-1896 used separate-loading ammunition with two bagged charges weighing 18.8 kg (41 lb).

Shell type	Weight
Armor-piercing, capped	90 kg (200 lb)
Common shell	75 kg (165 lb)
Semi-armor-piercing, capped	89.5 kg (197 lb)^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. S. Yorkshire: Seaforth Pub. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7. OCLC 751804655.
^ DiGiulian, Tony (20 May 2020). "19 cm/45 (7.64") Model 1887". Naval Weapons.

References

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

[:0-1] Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. S. Yorkshire: Seaforth Pub. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7. OCLC 751804655.

[2] DiGiulian, Tony (20 May 2020). "19 cm/45 (7.64") Model 1887". Naval Weapons.

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{unreliable sources|date=May 2020}}
+{{Infobox weapon
+|name=Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887
+|image=
+|image_size=300
+|caption=
+|origin= France
+|type= [[Naval gun]]
+<!-- Type selection -->
+|is_ranged=YES
+|is_bladed=
+|is_explosive=
+|is_artillery=YES
+|is_vehicle=
+|is_UK=
+<!-- Service history -->
+|service=
+|used_by=France
+|wars= [[World War I]]
+<!-- Production history -->
+|designer=
+|design_date=1887
+|production_date=
+|number=
+|variants=
+<!-- General specifications -->
+|weight={{convert|10770|kg|lb|sp=us|abbr=on}}
+|length={{convert|8.076|m|ftin|sigfig=1|sp=us|abbr=on}}
+|part_length={{convert|7.76|m|ftin|sp=us|abbr=on}} 45 caliber<ref name=":0" />
+|width=
+|height=
+|crew=
+<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
+|cartridge= separate-loading, [[Shell (projectile)#Separate loading bagged charge|bagged charge]] and projectiles
+|cartridge_weight={{convert|75-90|kg|lb|sp=us|abbr=on}}
+|caliber={{convert|194|mm|in|sp=us|abbr=on}}
+|action=
+|rate=1 rpm
+|velocity={{convert|770-800|m/s|ft/s|sp=us|abbr=on}}<ref name=":0" />
+|range={{convert|11.5|km|mi|sigfig=1|sp=us|abbr=on}}
+|max_range=
+|feed=
+|sights=
+<!-- Artillery specifications -->
+|breech=
+|recoil=
+|carriage=
+|elevation=Dupuy de Lôme: -5°/ +15°<br>
+Amiral Charner: -6° / +14.2°
+|traverse=Bow/Stern: -150° / +150°<ref>{{Cite web|title=19 cm/45 (7.64") Model 1887|url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_76-45_m1887.php|last=DiGiulian|first=Tony|date=20 May 2020|website=Naval Weapons}}</ref>
+<!-- Explosive specifications -->
+|diameter=
+|filling=
+|filling_weight=
+|detonation=
+|yield=
+}}
+The '''Canon de 194&nbsp;mm Modèle 1887''' was a [[Gun turret|turret]] mounted medium-caliber [[naval gun]] used as the main armament of a number of [[armored cruisers]] of the [[French Navy]] during [[World War I]].
+==Design==
+The Mle 1887 guns were typical [[Built-up gun|built-up guns]] of the period with a rifled steel liner and several layers of steel reinforcing [[Hoop gun|hoops]].  The guns used an [[interrupted screw]] breech and the new [[smokeless powder]] of the period.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=Naval Weapons of World War One|date=2011|publisher=Seaforth Pub|isbn=978-1-84832-100-7|location=S. Yorkshire|pages=218|oclc=751804655}}</ref>
+==Naval service==
+Ships that carried the Mle 1887 include:
+* {{ship|French cruiser|Dupuy de Lôme||2}} - This armored cruiser had a main armament of two Mle 1887 guns in single turrets fore and aft.
+* {{sclass|Amiral Charner|cruiser||1}}s - This class of four armored cruisers had a main armament of two Mle 1887 guns in single turrets fore and aft.
+==Ammunition==
+The Mle 1893-1896 used separate-loading ammunition with two [[Shell (projectile)#Separate loading bagged charge|bagged charges]] weighing {{convert|18.8|kg|lb|adj=on|abbr=on}}.
+{| class="wikitable" border="1"
+|-
+! Shell type
+! Weight
+|-
+| [[Armor-piercing shot and shell|Armor-piercing, capped]]
+| {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
+|-
+| [[Glossary of British ordnance terms#Common shell|Common shell]]
+| {{convert|75|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
+|-
+| [[Armor-piercing shot and shell|Semi-armor-piercing, capped]]
+| {{convert|89.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name=":0" />
+|}
+==Notes==
+{{reflist}}
+==References==
+* {{cite book|title=Naval Weapons of World War One|last=Friedman|first=Norman|publisher=Seaforth|year=2011|isbn=978-1-84832-100-7|location=Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK}}
+{{WWIFrenchNavalWeapons}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Canon de 194 mm Modele 1887}}
+[[Category:Naval guns of France]]
+[[Category:194 mm artillery]]
+[[Category:World War I naval weapons]]

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