Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887
# Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887

The Canon de 194 mm Modèle 1887 was a turret mounted medium-caliber naval gun used as the main armament of a number of armored cruisers of the French Navy during World War I.

## Design

The Mle 1887 guns were typical built-up guns of the period with a rifled steel liner and several layers of steel reinforcing hoops. The guns used an interrupted screw breech and the new smokeless powder of the period.

## Naval service

Ships that carried the Mle 1887 include:

* Dupuy de Lôme - This armored cruiser had a main armament of two Mle 1887 guns in single turrets fore and aft.
* Amiral Charner-class cruisers - This class of four armored cruisers had a main armament of two Mle 1887 guns in single turrets fore and aft.

## Ammunition

The Mle 1893-1896 used separate-loading ammunition with two bagged charges weighing 18.8 kg (41 lb).

| Shell type | Weight |
| - | - |
| Armor-piercing, capped | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Common shell | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Semi-armor-piercing, capped | 89.5 kg (197 lb) |
