CHARGES FOR THE ROYAL NAVY.
| For Boats. | |||||
| lb. | oz. | ||||
| { Howitzer | { 24 Pounder | 2 | 8 | ||
| Cartridges | { 12 Pounder | { Heavy | 2 | 0 | |
| filled with | { | { Light | 1 | 4 | |
| Powder | { Gun | 6 Pr. Light | { | 1 | 8 |
| { | { | 0 | 4 | ||
| { Carronade | 12 Pounder | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charges for the Royal Navy. | ||||||
| High; Medium; Low: equivalent to Distant; Full; Reduced. | ||||||
| Gun. | High. | Medium. | Low. | Proof. | ||
| cwt. | lb. | lb. | lb. | lb. | ||
| 18-Pounder. | 42 | 6 | 4½ | 3 | 15 | |
| ” | ” | 38 | 6 | 4½ | 3 | 15 |
| ” | ” | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| ” | ” | 20 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| ” | ” | 15 | 2 | — | 5 | |
| 24-Pounder. | 50 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
| ” | ” | 48 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| ” | ” | 33 | 6 | 4 | 12 | |
| ” | ” | 20 | 2½ | — | 6 | |
| 32-Pounder*. | 64 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 21½ | |
| ” | ” | 58 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 21½ |
| ” | ” | 56 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 21½ |
| ” | ” | 46 | 8 | 6 | — | 21½ |
| ” | ” | 48 } | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21½ |
| ” | ” | 50 } | ||||
| ” | ” | 50 A | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| ” | ” | 45 B | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| ” | ” | 42 C | 6 | 4 | 2½ | 14 |
| ” | ” | 41 | 6 | 4 | 2½ | 12 |
| ” | ” | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2½ | 12 |
| ” | ” | 32 | 5 | 3 and 4 | 2½ | 10 |
| ” | ” | 25 | 4 | 2½ | 9 | |
| ” | ” | 25 | 4 | 2½ | 9 | |
| 42-Pounder. | 84 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 25 | |
| ” | ” | 75 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| ” | ” | 67 | — | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 56-Pounder. | 98 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 28 | |
| ” | ” | 87 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 68-Pounder. | 112 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 30 | |
| ” | ” | 95 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
| ” | ” | 87 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| 8-Inch Gun. | 65 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 20 | |
| ” | ” | 60 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| ” | ” | 52 | 8 | — | 5 | 16 |
| ” | ” | 50 | — | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 10-Inch Gun. | 112 | 16 | — | — | 25 | |
| ” | ” | 86 | 12 | — | 6 | 20 |
| * Charge of powder, for firing 32-pounder shells, 8 lb. | ||||||
In changing the charge from Distant to Full, add ¼ degree elevation as far as 1000 yards,
and half a degree beyond that range.
Double Shotting.—Double shotting may be employed with 32-pounder guns of
| 56 cwt. | charge 6 lb. | up to | 400 yards. | |
| 42 ” | ” 4 lb. | ” | 300 ” | |
| 25 ” | ” 2½ lb. | ” | 200 ” |
With double shot and reduced charge, give double the elevation, and half a degree additional,
for the reduced charge.
Range, Charge, Elevation, &c., of Iron Ordnance.
| P.B. = Point Blank Diam. = Diameter | |||||||||||||
| Nature. | Weight. | Length. | Diam. of the bore. | Charge of powder. | Range in yards. | ||||||||
| P.B. | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 6° | |||||||
| GUNS. | cwt. | ft. | in. | in. | lb. | oz. | |||||||
| 42 Pr. | 85 | 10 | 9·60 | 14 | 400 | 940 | 1340 | 1620 | 1840 | 2050 | 2250 | ||
| 32 Pr. | 63 | 9 | 7 | 6·41 | 10 | 10½ | 380 | 760 | 1130 | 1455 | 1730 | 1950 | 2160 |
| 56 | 9 | 6 | 6·41 | 10 | 10½ | 380 | 760 | 1130 | 1455 | 1730 | 1950 | 2160 | |
| 48 | 8 | 6·41 | 8 | 330 | 680 | 1015 | 1300 | 1540 | 1740 | 1840 | |||
| 40 | 7 | 6 | 6·35 | 6 | 340 | 675 | 985 | 1260 | 1500 | 1700 | 1800 | ||
| * | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6· 3 | 5 | 330 | 670 | 945 | 1210 | 1450 | 1640 | 1730 | |
| * | 25 | 6 | 6· 3 | 4 | 225 | 485 | 735 | 995 | 1260 | 1500 | 1630 | ||
| 25 | 5 | 4 | 6· 3 | 4 | 225 | 485 | 735 | 995 | 1260 | 1500 | 1630 | ||
| 24 Pr. | 50 | 9 | 6 | 5·82 | 8 | 360 | 755 | 1125 | 1417 | 1670 | 1850 | 2000 | |
| 48 | 9 | 5·82 | 8 | 360 | 755 | 1125 | 1417 | 1670 | 1850 | 2000 | |||
| 40 | 7 | 6 | 5·82 | 8 | 340 | 730 | 1080 | 1377 | 1620 | 1800 | 1950 | ||
| 33 | 6 | 6 | 5·82 | 6 | 260 | 530 | 805 | 1082 | 1350 | 1560 | 1760 | ||
| 18 Pr. | 42 | 9 | 5·29 | 6 | 360 | 730 | 1080 | 1377 | 1600 | 1780 | 1960 | ||
| 38 | 8 | 5·29 | 6 | 340 | 710 | 1075 | 1347 | 1560 | 1730 | 1900 | |||
| 12 Pr. | 34 | 9 | 4·62 | 4 | 360 | 720 | 1075 | 1337 | 1540 | 1700 | 1850 | ||
| 29 | 7 | 6 | 4·62 | 4 | 340 | 710 | 1040 | 1307 | 1500 | 1650 | 1800 | ||
| 9 Pr. | 26 | 7 | 6 | 4· 2 | 3 | 330 | 685 | 1015 | 1278 | 1460 | 1600 | 1730 | |
| 6 Pr. | 17 | 6 | 3·66 | 2 | 320 | 655 | 985 | 1238 | 1400 | 1520 | 1610 | ||
| CARRONADES. | |||||||||||||
| 68 Pr. | 36 | 6 | 4 | 8·05 | 5 | 10½ | 270 | 540 | 812 | 1042 | 1240 | 1420 | 1570 |
| 42 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 6·84 | 3 | 8 | 240 | 515 | 810 | 983 | 1180 | 1350 | 1880 |
| 32 | 17 | 4 | 6·25 | 2 | 10 | 235 | 485 | 705 | 905 | 1100 | 1260 | 1400 | |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5·68 | 2 | 225 | 435 | 650 | 826 | 1000 | 1150 | 1300 | |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6·16 | 1 | 8 | 220 | 430 | 620 | 787 | 950 | 1100 | 1250 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4·62 | 1 | 205 | 375 | 580 | 738 | 880 | 1000 | 1100 | |
| * Bored-up guns. | |||||||||||||
| Carronades. | ||||||
| Nature | 68 Pr. | 42 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 12 |
| Charge | lb. oz. | lb. oz. | lb. oz. | lb. | lb. oz. | lb. |
| 5 8 | 3 8 | 2 10 | 2 | 1 8 | 1 | |
| yards. | ||||||
| P. B. | 450 | 400 | 330 | 300 | 270 | 230 |
| 1 Degree | 650 | 600 | 560 | 500 | 470 | 400 |
| 2 ” ” | 890 | 860 | 830 | 780 | 730 | 580 |
| 3 ” ” | 1000 | 980 | 900 | 870 | 800 | 740 |
| 4 ” ” | 1100 | 1020 | 970 | 920 | 870 | 810 |
| 5 ” ” | 1280 | 1170 | 1080 | 1050 | 1000 | 870 |
| Range, &c., of Iron Ordnance. | ||||||||||||
| SHRAPNELL SHELLS. | ||||||||||||
| 68 Pr.Carronade. | 8 in. Howitzer. | 24 Pr. Gun. | 18 Pr. Gun. | |||||||||
| lb. oz. | lb. oz. | lb. oz. | lb. oz. | |||||||||
| Charge | 4 | 0 | Charge | 4 | 0 | Charge | 5 | 0 | Charge | 4 | 8 | |
| S. filled | 61 | 4 | S. filled | 61 | 13 | S. filled | 21 | 5 | S. filled | 15 | 11 | |
| S. empty | 32 | 2 | S. empty | 32 | 2 | S. empty | 11 | 0 | S. empty | 8 | 6 | |
| No. of Balls 337 | No. of Balls 337 | No. of Balls 128 | No. of Balls 90 | |||||||||
| Elevation. | Fuze. | Elevation. | Fuze. | Elevation. | Fuze. | Elevation. | Fuze. | Range. | ||||
| deg. | tenths. | deg. | tenths. | deg. | tenths. | deg. | tenths. | yards. | ||||
| 2½ | 4 | 2¾ | 3½ | 1¼ | 2 | 1¼ | 2 | 650 | ||||
| 3½ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1¾ | 3½ | 2 | 4 | 900 | ||||
| 5 | 8½ | 6 | 10 | 2½ | 5 | 3 | 5¾ | 1100 | ||||
| Range, Elevation, &c., of 12, 10, and 8 inch Guns, 32 Pr. Carronade Gun, and 10, and 8 inch Iron Howitzers. | |||||||||||||||
| P. B. = Point Blank. | |||||||||||||||
| Nature of Ordnance. | Length. | Weight. | Charge. | Elevation in degrees; Range in yards; Flight in seconds. | |||||||||||
| P.B. | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 7° | ||||||||
| feet. in. | cwt. qrs. | lb. oz. | |||||||||||||
| 12 in. Gun (Hollow shot) | 8 | 4 | 90 | 3 | 12 | 240 | 540 | 790 | 1020 | 1250 | 1400 | 1550 | |||
| { | 7 | 6 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 210 | 460 | 720 | 935 | 1160 | 1350 | 1500 | |||
| 10 Do. (H. S.) | { | 8 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 250 | 570 | 810 | 1030 | 1230 | 1400 | |||
| { | 9 | 4 | 84 | 12 | 325 | 630 | 930 | 1200 | 1460 | 1700 | |||||
| 8 Do. (H. S.) | 6 | 8½ | 50 | 7 | 210 | 320 | 570 | 830 | 1130 | 1300 | |||||
| 8 Do. (Solid shot) | 8 | 6 | 60 | 9 | 7 | 340 | 640 | 960 | 1190 | 1300 | 1500 | ||||
| 8 Do. | } | 9 | 65 | 10 | 300 | 580 | 940 | 1220 | 1480 | 1700 | 1880 | 2120 | |||
| Time of Flight | } | ¾” | 2” | 3” | 4¼” | 5½” | 7” | 8” | 8¾” | ||||||
| Ditto. (Hollow shot) | { | 9 | 65 | 12 | 370 | 700 | 1050 | 1230 | 1540 | 1700 | 1831 | 1980 | |||
| Time of Flight | { | 1” | 2¼” | 3” | 4¼” | 6” | 6½” | 7¾” | 8” | ||||||
| 32 Pounder Carronade Gun | 5 | 25 | 4 | 200 | 470 | 730 | 960 | ||||||||
| 10 inch iron Howitzer | 5 | 40 | 7 | 600 | 1200 | 1320 | |||||||||
| 8 inch Ditto. | 4 | 21 | 4 | 450 | 730 | 975 | |||||||||
| Range, Elevation, &c., of 12, 10, and 8 inch Guns, 32 Pr. Carronade Gun, and 10, and 8 inch Iron Howitzers. | |||||||||||||||
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| Nature of Ordnance. | Length. | Weight. | Charge. | Elevation in degrees; Range in yards; Flight in seconds. | |||||||||||
| 8° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 15° | ||||||||
| feet. in. | cwt. qrs. | lb. oz. | |||||||||||||
| 12 in. Gun (Hollow shot) | 8 | 4 | 90 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||
| { | 7 | 6 | 57 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 10 Do. (H. S.) | { | 8 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| { | 9 | 4 | 84 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 8 Do. (H. S.) | 6 | 8½ | 50 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 8 Do. (Solid shot) | 8 | 6 | 60 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 8 Do. | } | 9 | 65 | 10 | 2290 | 2430 | 2510 | 2710 | 2930 | 2990 | 3140 | 3250 | |||
| Time of Flight | } | 9¾” | 10½” | 11½” | 12¼” | 12½” | 13” | 13½” | 14” | ||||||
| Dittoo. (Hollow shot) | { | 9 | 65 | 12 | 2090 | 2310 | 2400 | 2510 | 2720 | 2830 | 2870 | 2220 | |||
| Time of Flight | { | 8¾” | 10” | 10½” | 11½” | 12½” | 13½” | 14” | 15½” | ||||||
| 32 Pounder Carronade Gun | 5 | 25 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 10 inch iron Howitzer | 5 | 40 | 7 | 1500 | 1926 | 2078 | |||||||||
| 8 inch Ditto. | 4 | 21 | 4 | 1227 | 1506 | 1725 | |||||||||
| The above Ranges for the 12 and 10 inch Guns are with hollow shot, weighing respectively 112 lb. and 84 lb. The 8 inch Gun carries either hollow shot, plugged, 48 lb.; or shell, 46 lb. | |||||||||||||||
| Vide also Naval Gunnery. [Table of Tangent Practice, 8 inch Gun.] | |||||||||||||||
| 56 Pounder Gun, and 68 Pounder Gun. | |||||||||||||||
| Weight, Ranges, &c. | |||||||||||||||
| Gun. | Shot. | Charge. | P B | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | Above Plane. | ||
| cwt. | lb. | lb. | yds. | yds. | yds. | yds. | yds. | yds. | yds. | yds. | yds. | yds. | feet. | in. | |
| 56 Pr. | 98 | S S | 16 | 490 | 930 | 1340 | 1720 | 2000 | 2200 | 2400 | 2740 | 3040 | 3320 | 5 | |
| 87 | S S | 14 | 380 | 900 | 1310 | 1660 | 1940 | 2100 | 2310 | 2580 | 2940 | 3270 | 8 | ||
| 68 Pr. | 112 | S S | 20 | 400 | 980 | 1400 | 1760 | 1980 | 2240 | 2480 | 2840 | 3130 | 3400 | 8 | |
| 95 | S S | 15 | 310 | 700 | 1070 | 1430 | 1710 | 1930 | 2130 | 2520 | 2890 | 3180 | 5 | 4 | |
| 95 | Shell | 16 | 350 | 850 | 1250 | 1560 | 1840 | 2100 | 2350 | 2690 | 3000 | 3300 | 5 | 4 | |
| 87 | S S | 14 | 300 | 680 | 1050 | 1360 | 1650 | 1900 | 2140 | 2490 | 2820 | 3150 | 8 | ||
| 87 | Shell | 14 | 310 | 710 | 1080 | 1350 | 1610 | 1850 | 2080 | 2450 | 2800 | 3140 | 8 | ||
| 8 Inch Gun. | ||||||||
| Length, 9 feet; Weight, 65 cwt.; Height of gun above the plane, 5 feet 7 inches. | ||||||||
| Nature | Charge. | Eleva- | First | Flight. | Second | Extreme | Time of | Number of |
| of shot. | tion. | graze. | graze. | range. | flight. | grazes. | ||
| lb. | Degrees. | Yards. | Sec. | Yards. | Yards. | Sec. | ||
| Solid | 10 | P. B. | 315 | 1” | 901 | 3207 | 20” | 23 |
| 10 | 1° | 660 | 2” | 1006 | 2803 | 19” | 18 | |
| 10 | 1½° | 818 | 3” | 1240 | 2433 | 16” | 13 | |
| 9 | P. B. | 343 | 1” | 776 | 2683 | 17” | 12 | |
| 9 | 1° | 615 | 2” | 970 | 2483 | 15” | 10 | |