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240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun

The 240mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun was a heavy naval gun and Coastal defense gun of the French Navy. The type was used on the Danton-class battleships as secondary battery, mounted in six twin turrets. The guns were later used as coastal artillery after the ships were broken up, and served during the Second World War, notably in the Battle of Dakar.

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Name: 240mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun
Field: naval artillery · rifled breech loader
Region: France

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One open-top twin gun turret is preserved at the battery Castel Gorée, where it has been installed after 1934 to the older coastal defence armoured turret. Two further examples in single open barbettes are preserved near the Jesus Christ Statue at Vũng Tàu in reasonably good condition. These emplacements were part of a system of coastal fortifications constructed in French Indochina during the early 20th century.

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• Name — 240mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun • Origin — France • Type — Naval gun Coastal defense gun • Is Ranged — y • Is Explosive — y • Is Artillery — y • Used By — France • Wars — First World War Second World War • Design Date — 1902/1906 • Production Date — 1910 • Weight — 29.55 t • Part Length — 12.508 m L/50 • Cartridge — Separate loading bagged charges and projectiles • Cartridge Weight — 240 kg • Caliber — 240 mm • Rate — 2 rounds per minute • Velocity — 800 m/s • Max Range — Naval: 14000 m at +13° Coastal: 23812 m at +45° • Breech — Manz interrupted screw • Recoil — Hydro-pneumatic • Elevation — Naval: +13° Coastal: +45° • Traverse — -80° to +80° • Filling — Picric acid

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240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is classified as a naval artillery or rifled breech loader.
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240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is associated with France.
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240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is also recorded as 240 mm/50 Modele 1902 gun.
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240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is recorded as a kind of rifled breech loader.
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240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is recorded as a kind of naval artillery.
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240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is recorded as artillery model.
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240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is dated in 1902.

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240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is classified as a naval artillery or rifled breech loader.
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240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is associated with France.
1902
240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is also recorded as 240 mm/50 Modele 1902 gun.
1902
240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is recorded as a kind of rifled breech loader.
1902
240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is recorded as a kind of naval artillery.
1902
240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is recorded as artillery model.
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240 mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun is dated in 1902.

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