Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919

The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 was a medium-caliber naval gun used as the primary armament on a number of French destroyers during World War II.

Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919
Type	Naval gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	World War II
Used by	France
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designed	1919
Specifications
Mass	3.35 metric tons
Barrel length	5.2 meters (17 ft) 40 caliber
Shell	130x674mm R Separate loading QF
Shell weight	35 kilograms (77 lb)
Caliber	130 millimeters (5.1 in)[1]
Breech	Welin breech block
Elevation	-10° to +36°
Rate of fire	4-5 rpm[2]
Muzzle velocity	725 meters per second (2,380 ft/s)[3]
Maximum firing range	18,900 meters (20,700 yd) at 36°[4]

Description

The Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 was a built up construction with a Welin breech block. These guns were carried in low-angle single turrets on destroyers.^[5]

Ammunition

Ammunition was of Separate loading QF ammunition type. The cartridge case was 674 millimetres (26.5 in) and with a 7.73 kilograms (17.0 lb) propellant charge weighed 17.5 kilograms (39 lb).

The gun was able to fire:

• Semi Armour-Piercing - 32 kg (71 lb)
• High Explosive - 34.85 kg (76.8 lb)
• Illumination - Unknown^[6]

Naval Service

Ship classes that carried the Canon de 130 mm Modèle 1919 include:

• Bourrasque-class destroyers
• Chacal-class destroyers