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[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[edit]

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)

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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