Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1902 gun

Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1902
Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1902
	Naval gun; Coastal artillery
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1902—1945
Used by	France
Wars	World War I; World War II
Production history
Designed	1902
Specifications
Mass	15 t (17 short tons)
Length	10.1 meters (33 ft)
Barrel length	9.7 meters (32 ft) 50 caliber
Shell	separate-loading, bagged charge
Shell weight	89.5 kg (197 lb)
Caliber	194 mm (7.6 in)
Elevation	-6° to +15°
Traverse	Turrets: -150° to +150°; Casemates: -80 to +80°
Rate of fire	2 rpm
Muzzle velocity	940 m/s (3,100 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	26 km (16 mi) at 45°

The Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1902 was a medium-caliber

armored cruisers during World War I. After World War I these ships were scrapped and some were later reused as coastal artillery in World War II

Naval service

Ship classes that carried the Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1902 include:

Edgar Quinet-class cruisers - The two ships of this class were armed with fourteen guns. Four were in twin turrets forward and aft, three were in single gun turrets on each side. The last four guns were mounted in casemates amidships.
Cruiser Ernest Renan - The primary armament of this ship consisted of four guns mounted in twin turrets fore and aft.^[2]
Cruiser Jules Michelet - The primary armament of this ship consisted of four guns mounted in twin turrets fore and aft.
Liberté-class - The secondary armament of this class consisted of ten guns. Three were mounted in single turrets on each side of the ship and four were in casemates amidships.^[3]

Gallery

A twin turret aboard the French Cruiser Waldeck-Rousseau off Corfu.
Officers aboard the French Cruiser Waldeck-Rousseau.
The breech of a Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1902.

Notes

^ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.292.
^ DiGiulian, Tony. "France 194 mm/50 (7.64") Models 1887, 1891, 1893 and 1902 - NavWeaps". www.navweaps.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
OCLC 786178793
.

References

Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press.
ISBN 0-87021-459-4
.

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

External links

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_76-50_m1902.php

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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

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[campbell292-1] Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.292.

[2] DiGiulian, Tony. "France 194 mm/50 (7.64") Models 1887, 1891, 1893 and 1902 - NavWeaps". www.navweaps.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

[3] OCLC 786178793
.

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