page_title: 305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun
hierarchical_section_title: 305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun
caption_attribution_description: Battleship Courbet in Toulon harbour
context_page_description: The 305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy.
  The type was used on the Danton-class battleship, mounted in two twin turrets. An improved version, the 305mm/45 Modèle 1910 gun, was installed on the Courbet class. Six surplus guns were modified to become railway guns and designated Canon de 305 modèle 1906/10 à glissement at the end of World War I and although too late to see action they were used during the Second World War.
context_section_description: The 305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy.
  The type was used on the Danton-class battleship, mounted in two twin turrets. An improved version, the 305mm/45 Modèle 1910 gun, was installed on the Courbet class.  Six surplus guns were modified to become railway guns and designated Canon de 305 modèle 1906/10 à glissement at the end of World War I and although too late to see action they were used during the Second World War.
caption: Main guns of the Courbet
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