203mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun
| 203mm/55 Modèle 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|
Breech Welin Breech Block | | |
| Rate of fire | 4-5 RPM | |
| Muzzle velocity | 840 metres per second (2,800 ft/s) | |
| Maximum firing range | 31,000 metres (34,000 yd) at 45°[1] | |
The 203mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun was a medium
naval gun of the French Navy.These guns used the same ammunition as the 203mm/50 Modèle 1924 gun and were very similar except for the longer bore. It is believed that the guns were built from tubes of the older 240mm/50 Modèle 1902 guns.[1]
Although commonly described as being used as the main battery of the heavy cruiser Algérie, mounted in four twin turrets,[1] Algérie in fact used the same 203mm/50 Modèle 1924 as the rest of the French heavy cruisers.[2]
In fact as written in French Cruisers 1922 - 1956 these guns did not exist.[3][4]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- ISBN 978-1-84832-133-5.
- ^ Jordan & Moulin, Chapter 5, Armament, Main Battery
- ^ McMurtrie Francis E., page 156
External links
Bibliography
- Jordan, John & Moulin, Jean (2013). French Cruisers 1922–1956. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-133-5.
- Whitley, M.J. (1995). Cruisers of World War Two – An International Encyclopedia. London, UK: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-225-1.
- McMurtrie, Francis E. (1940). Jane's Fighting Ships 1940. London, UK: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.