Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891

Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891
Fort de Fermont museum - Canon de 65 MLE 1891
Type	Naval gun Coastal Artillery
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1891-1945
Used by	France Bulgaria China Greece Ottoman Empire Peru
Wars	World War I World War II
Production history
Designer	Schneider et Cie
Designed	1891
Manufacturer	Schneider et Cie
Produced	1891
Specifications
Weight	540 kilograms (1,190 lb)
Length	3.4 meters (11 ft 2 in)
Barrel length	3.2 meters (10 ft 6 in) 50 caliber
Shell	Fixed QF
Shell weight	4 kilograms (8 lb 13 oz)
Caliber	65 millimeters (2.6 in)
Breech	Wedge breech
Traverse	360°
Muzzle velocity	715 m/s (2,350 ft/s)

The Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891 & Modèle 1902 were a family of widely used naval guns of the French Navy that were also used by the Ottoman Navy during World War I. Guns removed from decommissioned ships also saw use as coastal artillery and as fortress guns in the Maginot Line fortifications during World War II.

The Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891 & Modèle 1902 were developed and built by Schneider at the Le Creusot works. The guns were constructed of an A tube, a jacket, a wedge breech block, a locking ring, a trunnion hoop and used fixed quick fire ammunition. The Modèle 1891 & Modèle 1902 had similar dimensions, but the Modèle 1902 fired a slightly heavier projectile at a higher muzzle velocity. Both models are sometimes referred to as 9 pounders in English publications.

The Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891 & Modèle 1902 were mainly used as anti-torpedo boat defense aboard armored cruisers, destroyers, ironclads, pre-dreadnought battleships and protected cruisers.

Armored Cruisers

Destroyers

Ironclads

Pre-dreadnoughts

Protected Cruisers

Seaplane Carriers