Canon de 19 C modèle 1864

Canon de 19 C modèle 1864
Drawing of the gun published in 1890
TypeNaval artillery
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service1866
Used by France
Wars
Production history
Designed1864
ManufacturerRuelle Foundry
Produced1865
Specifications
Mass8,000 kg
Length3.8 m (12 ft) L/19.6
Barrel length3.506 m (11.50 ft) L/18 (bore)

ShellSeparate-loading, bagged charge and projectiles
Caliber194 mm (7.6 in)
Breechscrew
Elevation
  • c. 20° upper deck carriage
  • c. 11° gun deck carriage
  • c. coastal carriage
Muzzle velocity
  • 356 m/s (1,170 ft/s) regular
  • 344 m/s (1,130 ft/s) armor-piercing
Effective firing range
800 m (0.50 mi) A-P at 1.47°

7,000 m (4.3 mi) Grenade at 35°

The Canon de 19 C modèle 1864 was a 194 mm cast iron rifled breech loader built-up gun used by the French Navy, as coastal artillery, and also in land warfare.