Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1891

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Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1891
TypeNaval gun
Coastal artillery
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service1891-1945
Used byFrance
Bulgaria
Greece
Haiti
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Turkey
WarsWorld War I
World War II
Production history
DesignerCanet
Designed1889
ManufacturerSchneider et Cie.
Produced1891
No. built119
VariantsMle 1893
Mle 1895
Mle 1897
Specifications
Mass1,700 kg (3,700 lb)
Length4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Barrel length4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Shell100x869R Fixed QF ammunition
Caliber100 mm (3.9 in) 45 caliber
Actionhydro-spring recuperator
BreechCanet screw breech
Traverse360°
Rate of fire10 rpm
Muzzle velocity710–740 m/s (2,300–2,400 ft/s)[1]
Maximum firing range9.5 km (5.9 mi)

The Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1891 was a French naval gun developed in the late 1800's that armed warships of a number of navies before World War I and during World War II.

History

[1] [2]

Construction

Naval Use

Canon de 100 mm Modèle 1891 guns armed a variety of ships such as armored cruisers, coastal defense ship, destroyers, gunboats, minesweepers, pre-dreadnought battleships and protected cruisers of the French, Bulgarian[3], Greek, Haitian, Polish, Portuguese[4], Romanian[5] and Turkish[6] navies.

Armored Cruisers

Coastal Defense Ship

Destroyers

Gunboats

Ironclads

Minesweepers

Pre-dreadnought Battleships

Protected Cruisers

Seaplane Tender

Ammunition

Ammunition was 100x869R fixed QF type. A complete cartridge weighed 24 kg (53 lb) and projectiles weighed 14–16 kg (31–35 lb).[28]

The gun was able to fire:

Photo Gallery

References

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

Notes

  1. ^ a b Friedman, Norman (2011-01-01). Naval weapons of World War One. Seaforth. ISBN 9781848321007. OCLC 786178793.
  2. ^ "Armata morska 100 mm Canet wz. 1891". Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia (in Polish). 2016-04-08.
  3. ^ "NADEZHDA torpedo gunboat (1898)- Bulgarian Navy (Bulgaria)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  4. ^ "RAINHA DONA AMÉLIA protected cruiser (1901) - Portuguese Navy (Portugal)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  5. ^ "Căpitan Dumitrescu ASW gunboats (1917-1918/1920) - Romanian Navy (Romania)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "Aydin Reis gunboats (1914) - Ottoman / Turkish Navy (Ottoman Empire / Turkey)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Gloire armoured cruisers (1903 - 1904) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  8. ^ "Gueydon armoured cruisers (1902 - 1905) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  9. ^ "Bouvines patrol vessels (1919) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  10. ^ "Aventurier destroyers (1914) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  11. ^ "Bisson destroyers (1913 - 1914) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  12. ^ "Bouclier destroyers (1911 - 1913) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  13. ^ "Enseigne Roux destroyers (1916 - 1923) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  14. ^ "CRÈTE-À-PIERROT gunvessel (1895) - Navy of Haiti (Haiti)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  15. ^ "Generał Haller gunboats (1921) - Polish Navy (Poland)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  16. ^ "Surprise gunboats (1896 - 1900) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  17. ^ "Spetsai coastal defence battleships (1891-1892) - Hellenic Navy (Greece)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  18. ^ "Chamois avisos - minesweepers (1939 - 1947) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  19. ^ "BOUVET battleship (1898) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  20. ^ "CHARLEMAGNE battleships (1897 - 1900) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  21. ^ "IÉNA battleship (1902) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  22. ^ "MASSÉNA battleship (1898) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  23. ^ "SUFFREN battleship (1903) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  24. ^ "D`Estrées protected cruisers (1899 - 1900) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  25. ^ "DUPLEIX armoured cruisers (1903 - 1904) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  26. ^ "LINOIS protected cruisers (1895 - 1898) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  27. ^ "FOUDRE torpedo depot ship (1897) - French Navy (France)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  28. ^ "Bateria nadbrzeżna 100mm wz. 1891 "Canet" - Kampania Wrześniowa 1939.pl". www.1939.pl. Retrieved 2017-04-23.

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