240mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun

240mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun
Secondary guns of the Condorcet
Type Naval gun
Coastal defense gun
Place of origin France
Service history
Used by France
Wars First World War
Second World War
Production history
Designed 1902/1906
Produced 1910
Specifications
Weight 29.55 t (29.08 long tons)
Barrel length 12.508 m (41 ft) L/50
Shell Separate loading bagged charges and projectiles
Shell weight 240 kg (530 lb)
Caliber 240 mm (9.4 in)
Breech Manz interrupted screw
Recoil Hydro-pneumatic
Elevation Naval: +13°
Coastal: +45°
Traverse -80° to +80°[1]
Rate of fire 2 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity 800 m/s (2,600 ft/s)
Maximum firing range Naval: 14,000 m (15,000 yd) at +13°
Coastal: 23,812 m (26,041 yd) at +45°[2]
Filling Picric acid

The 240mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun was a heavy naval gun and Coastal defense gun of the French Navy.

The type was used on the Danton-class battleships as secondary battery, mounted in six twin turrets.

The guns were later used as coastal artillery after the ships were broken up, and served during the Second World War, notably in the Battle of Dakar. One open-top twin gun turret is preserved at the battery Castel Gorée, where it has been installed after 1934 to the older coastal defence armoured turret.

Bibliography

  • Friedman, Norman (2011). Naval Weapons of World War One. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7.
  • Jordan, John (2013). "The 'Semi-Dreadnoughts' of the Danton Class". In Jordan, John. Warship 2013. London: Conway. pp. 46–66. ISBN 978-1-84486-205-4.
  • Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.

References

  1. ↑ DiGiulian, Tony. "France 24 cm/50 (9.45") Model 1902-1906 - NavWeaps". www.navweaps.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Naval Weapons of WWII, p.290.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.