Schneider-Creusot

Creusot steam hammer

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[]

• 75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 (named after Panagiotis Danglis)
• Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider
• Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1928
• 76 mm mountain gun modèle 1909

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[]

Further reading[]

• Grant, Jonathan A. Grant, Between Depression and Disarmament: The International Armaments Business, 1919-1939 (Cambridge UP, 2018). Online review

External links[]

• Lokomotive Schneider Creusot 1870