305mm/40 Modèle 1893 gun
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| 305mm/40 Modèle 1893 | |
|---|---|
 Coning tower of the French battleship Suffren |
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| Type | naval gun |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| Used by | France |
| Wars | First World War |
| Specifications | |
| Shell | separate charges and shell |
| Calibre | 305 mm |
| Breech | Welin breech, hydro-pneumatically powered |
The 305mm/40 Modèle 1893 gun was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy.
The type was used on a wide number of pre-dreadnough battleships: the Charlemagne class, the unique battleships Iéna and French battleship Suffren, and the classes République and Liberté
