Armament French_ironclad_Suffren

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barbettes of suffren


the 18-caliber 274-millimeter modéle 1870 gun fired armor-piercing, 476.2-pound (216.0 kg) shell while gun weighed 22.84 long tons (23.21 t). gun fired shell @ muzzle velocity of 1,424 ft/s (434 m/s) , credited ability penetrate nominal 14.3 inches (360 mm) of wrought iron armour @ muzzle. armor-piercing shell of 19-caliber 240-millmeter modele 1870 gun weighed 317.5 pounds (144.0 kg) while gun weighed 15.41 long tons (15.66 t). had muzzle velocity of 1,624 ft/s (495 m/s) , credited ability penetrate nominal 14.4 inches (366 mm) of wrought iron armour @ muzzle. 138-millimeter gun 21 calibers long , weighed 2.63 long tons (2.67 t). fired 61.7-pound (28.0 kg) explosive shell had muzzle velocity of 1,529 ft/s (466 m/s). guns fire both solid shot , explosive shells.


at point ship received dozen 37-millimeter (1.5 in) hotchkiss 5-barrel revolving guns. fired shell weighing 500 g (1.1 lb) @ muzzle velocity of 610 m/s (2,000 ft/s) range of 3,200 meters (3,500 yd). had rate of fire of 30 rounds per minute. hull not recessed enable of guns on battery deck fire forward or aft. however, guns mounted in barbettes sponsoned out on sides of hull did have ability fire fore , aft.


late in ship s career, 4 above-water 356-millimeter (14.0 in) torpedo tubes added.








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