203mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun

203mm/55 Modèle 1931
Main guns of the Algérie
Type	naval gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
Used by	France
Wars	Second World War
Specifications
Weight	22 tonnes^[1]
Barrel length	11.3 meters^[1]

Shell	separate charges and shell
Calibre	203 mm

The 203mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun was a medium naval gun of the French Navy.

The type was used on the Algérie as main battery, mounted in four twin turrets.

These guns used the same ammunition as the 203mm/50 Modèle 1924 gun and were very similar except for the longer bore. It is believed that the guns were built from tubes of elder 240mm/50 Modèle 1902 guns.^[1]

External links

PIECES LOURDES : 240 et plus
French 203 mm/55 (8") Model 1931

References

1 2 3 Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War Two. Naval Institute Press. p. 292. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.

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