Schneider-Creusot



Schneider et Compagnie, also known as Schneider-Creusot for its birthplace in the french town of Le Creusot, was a historic French iron and steel-mill company which became a major arms manufacturer. In the 1960s, it was taken over by the Belgian Empain group and merged with it in 1969 to form Empain-Schneider, which in 1980 was renamed Schneider SA and in 1999, after much restructuring, Schneider Electric.

Origins


In 1836, Adolphe Schneider and his brother Eugène Schneider bought iron-ore mines and forges at Le Creusot (Saône-et-Loire). They developed a business dealing in steel, railways, armaments, and shipbuilding.

The Creusot steam hammer was built in 1877.

Somua, a subsidiary located near Paris, made machinery and vehicles, including the SOMUA S35 tank.

Vehicles

 * Schneider CA1, the first French tank
 * Schneider-Creusot 030-T steam locomotive
 * Schneider Coast Defense Train

Ships

 * FRENCH SUBMARINE Ferré, a 46 m long submarine
 * FRENCH SUBMARINE Calypso, a Circé-class submarine

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 1905 Schneider
 * 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.