380mm/45 Modèle 1935 gun

Infobox Weapon
name= 380mm/45 Modèle 1935


caption=Scale model of a 380mm/45 Modèle 1935 turret on display at the Musée national de la Marine
origin= France
type= naval gun
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service=1935-1969
used_by=France
wars= Second World War, Suez Crisis
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design_date=1935
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number= 16 guns
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weight=2476 tonnes (turret)
94.13 tonnes (single gun)
length= 17.882 m
part_length=17.257 m
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cartridge= separate charges and shell
caliber=380 mm
action=
rate= 1.8 /min
velocity= 830 m/s
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max_range= 41700 m 35° elevation, streamlined shell
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breech=Welin breech, hydro-pneumatically powered
recoil=132.5 cm
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elevation=6°/s
traverse=300°, 5°/s
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speed=The 380mm/45 Modèle 1935 gun was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy. It was the largest calibre naval gun ever fielded in French service.

The type was used on the two battleships of the "Richelieu" class‎‎, "Richelieu" and "Jean Bart". They were mounted in quad turrets, which allowed mounting all the main battery at the bow, and saved weight on turret armour in the context of the Washington Naval Treaty.

Two guns remain on display at the Arsenal of Brest, under Recouvrance Bridge, and at the École Navale . The honour room of the École Navale also displays two 380mm shells and tampions [http://jerome.caffet.free.fr/histoire/le_richelieu.htm]

External links

* [http://le.fantasque.free.fr/php3/gun.php3?all=&page_size=H PIECES LOURDES : 240 et plus]
* [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_15-45_m1935.htm French 380 mm/45 (14.96") Model 1935 ]