Canon de 305 mm Modèle 1893/96 gun

The Canon de 305 mm Modèle 1893/96 was a heavy naval gun used as the main armament of a number of French pre-dreadnoughts during World War I. It equipped the Charlemagne, République and Liberté-class battleships as well as the unique battleships Iéna and Suffren. It was also used as railway artillery in World War I.

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Canon de 305 mm Modele 1893/96 gun
rifled breech loader, naval artillery, French Navy, 

30-pounder short gun, 305 mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun, 330 mm/50 Modèle 1931 gun, 340 mm/28 Modèle 1881 gun, 57 mm/60 modèle 1951 gun, Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1924, Canon de 138 mm Modèle 1893 gun, Canon de 138 mm Modèle 1927, Canon de 138 mm Modèle 1929, Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1893-1896, Paixhans gun, 

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1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

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Frameless

French battleship Suffren conning tower detail

French 305 mm sliding mount railway gun

Loading Platform for 305-millimeter Railway Mount - DPLA - 783908028c3ad34af9cc7bdaf4e95b93

Armor plate from the Liberty after explosion

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		French battleship Suffren conning tower detail		Commons
commons	image		French 305 mm sliding mount railway gun		Commons
commons	image		Loading Platform for 305-millimeter Railway Mount - DPLA - 783908028c3ad34af9cc7bdaf4e95b93		Commons
commons	image		Armor plate from the Liberty after explosion		Commons