240 mm / 40 Model 1893-96 - 240-mm naval artillery gun , designed and manufactured in France . Was in service with the French Navy . They were armed with the only ship - armored cruiser D'Antrcasto .
| 240mm / 40 ship cannon Model 1893-96 | |
|---|---|
| Canon de 240 mm / 40 Modèle 1893-96 | |
| Production history | |
| Country of Origin | France |
| Service history | |
| Years of operation | 1899-1922 |
| It was in service | French Navy  |
| Wars and conflicts | World War I |
| Characteristics of the instrument | |
| Brand gun | Model 1893-96 |
| Caliber , mm | 240 |
| Barrel length, mm / caliber | 10,052 / 41.9 |
| Barrel length, mm | 9 607/40 |
| Volume of chamber, dm ³ | 132.68 |
| Shutter type | piston |
| Barrel weight with bolt, kg | 23 987 |
| Projectile weight, kg | 144 - 170 |
| Initial projectile speed, m / s | 830 - 865 |
| Loading principle | carrot |
| Characteristics | |
| Booking | 190-230 |
| Calculation of the installation, pers. | eleven |
| Ammunition on the barrel | 85 [1] |
Construction
| Comparative characteristics of marine weapons [1] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tool | 240 mm / 40 Model 1893-96 France | 9.2 "BL MkVIII Great Britain | 24cm SK L / 40 C / 97-98 German Empire | 24cm L / 40 K. K94 / 97 Austria-Hungary | 24cm Guillen Spain | ||||||||
| caliber, mm | 240 | 234 | 238 | 240 | 240 | ||||||||
| barrel length, gauges | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42.5 | ||||||||
| weight of the gun, kg | 23 987 | ≈25,000 | 25,640 | 28 300 | 20,700 | ||||||||
| projectile weight, kg | 144 - 170 | 172.5 | 140 | 212.7 | 199 | ||||||||
| initial speed, m / s | 830 - 865 | 710 | 835 | 780 | 647 | ||||||||
Notes
- 2 1 2 Friedman N. Naval weapons of World War One. - Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing, 2011. - ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7 .
Literature
- Yakimovich D.B. Cruiser Station 1-class "D'Antrcasto" // Maritime collection. - 2010. - № 3 .
- Friedman N. Naval weapons of World War One. - Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing, 2011. - ISBN 978-1-84832-100-7 .