380 mm/45 Modèle 1935 gun
| 380mm/45 Modèle 1935 | |
|---|---|
| File:Canon - 380 mm - 2views .jpg Remaining gun under Recouvrance Bridge, Brest | |
| Type | naval gun |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1935-1969 |
| Used by | France |
| Wars | Second World War, Suez Crisis |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1935 |
| Number built | 16 guns |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 2476 tonnes (turret) 94.13 tonnes (single gun) |
| Length | 17.882 m |
| Barrel length | 17.257 m |
| | |
| Shell | separate charges and shell |
| Calibre | 380-millimetre (14.96 in) |
| Breech | Welin breech, hydro-pneumatically powered |
| Recoil | 132.5 centimetres (52.2 in) |
| Elevation | 6°/s |
| Traverse | 300°, 5°/s |
| Rate of fire | 1.8 /min |
| Muzzle velocity | 830 metres per second (2,700 ft/s) |
| Maximum range | 41,700 metres (45,600 yd) 35° elevation, streamlined shell |
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 built-up guns were used on the two battleships of the Richelieu class, Richelieu and Jean Bart. They were mounted in quadruple 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 [1]
- 380mm shell mg 9782.jpg
Shell on display at the Musée national de la Marine
- Richelieu en route to New York 1943 bow.jpg
- Penfeld-cropped.jpg
Penfeld river in Brest. Moored at the bottom of the crane, the minesweeper Lyre (M648). On the right in the parking lot, one of the two remaining 380mm/45 Modèle 1935 guns of the Richelieu
