Schneider-Creusot
Schneider-Creusot, or Schneider et Cie, was a historic French iron and steel-mill which became a major arms manufacturer. After World War II, it eventually evolved into Schneider Electric.
Origins
Eugène Schneider (1805–1875)
A Schneider-Creusot 030-T steam locomotive
In 1836, Adolphe Schneider and his brother Eugène Schneider bought iron-ore mines and forges around Le Creusot (Saône-et-Loire). They developed a business dealing in steel, railways, armaments, and shipbuilding.[1]
The Creusot steam hammer was built in 1877.
Somua, a subsidiary located near Paris, made machinery and vehicles, including the SOMUA S35 tank.
Armaments
Vehicles
- Schneider CA1, the first French tank
- Ferré, a 46-meter long submarine
- Schneider-Creusot 030-T steam locomotive
- Schneider Coast Defense Train
Mountain guns
Other artillery
- Canet guns
- Canon de 75 modèle 1897
- Canon de 75 modèle 1912 Schneider
- Canon de 75 modèle 1914 Schneider
- Canon anti-aérien de 75mm modèle 1939
- Canon de 85 modèle 1927 Schneider
- Canon de 105 modèle 1930 Schneider
- 107 mm gun modèle 1910
- 120 mm Schneider-Canet M1897 long gun
- 122 mm howitzer modèle 1910
- 152 mm howitzer modèle 1909
- 152 mm howitzer modèle 1910
- 152 mm siege gun modèle 1910
- 155 mm Creusot Long Tom
- Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider
- Canon de 194 mle GPF
- Canon de 220 L mle 1917
- Mortier de 220 modèle 1915/1916 Schneider
- Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider
Schneider Trophy
Starting in 1911, Jacques Schneider offered the Schneider Trophy. It was a competition for seaplanes, with a large and prestigious prize.
References
- "About us". Schneider Electric. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
Further reading
- Grant, Jonathan A. Grant, Between Depression and Disarmament: The International Armaments Business, 1919-1939 (Cambridge UP, 2018). Online review
External links
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