| Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887 | |
| Origin: | France |
| Type: | Naval gun |
| Is Ranged: | YES |
| Is Artillery: | YES |
| Used By: | France |
| Wars: | World War I |
| Design Date: | 1887 |
| Weight: | 10770sp=usNaNsp=us |
| Length: | 8.076m (26.496feet) |
| Part Length: | 7.76sp=usNaNsp=us 45 caliber |
| Cartridge: | separate-loading, bagged charge and projectiles |
| Cartridge Weight: | NaNsp=usNaNsp=us |
| Caliber: | 194sp=usNaNsp=us |
| Rate: | 1 rpm |
| Velocity: | NaNsp=usNaNsp=us |
| Range: | 11.5km (07.1miles) |
| Elevation: | Dupuy de Lôme: -5°/ +15° Amiral Charner: -6° / +14.2° |
| Traverse: | Bow/Stern: -150° / +150°[1] |
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.[2]
Ships that carried the Mle 1887 include:
The Mle 1893-1896 used separate-loading ammunition with two bagged charges weighing 18.8adj=onNaNadj=on.
| Shell type | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| Armor-piercing, capped | 90kg (200lb) | |
| Common shell | 75kg (165lb) | |
| Semi-armor-piercing, capped | 89.5kg (197.3lb) |