Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887

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PlaceoforiginFrance
UsedbyFrance
Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887
TypeNaval gun
Place of originFrance
Service history
Used byFrance
WarsWorld War I
Production history
Designed1887
Specifications
Mass10,770 kg (23,740 lb)
Length8.076 m (26 ft 6 in)
Barrel length7.76 m (25 ft 6 in) 45 caliber[1]

Shellseparate-loading, bagged charge and projectiles
Shell weight75–90 kg (165–198 lb)
Caliber194 mm (7.6 in)
ElevationDupuy de Lôme: -5°/ +15°
Amiral Charner: -6° / +14.2°
TraverseBow/Stern: -150° / +150°[2]
Rate of fire1 rpm
Muzzle velocity770–800 m/s (2,500–2,600 ft/s)[1]
Effective firing range11.5 km (7 mi)

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.

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]

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.

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