History of the U.S.S. Leviathan, cruiser and transport forces, United States Atlantic fleet / Compiled from the ship's log and data gathered by the history committee on board the ship

by U.S.S. Leviathan History Committee

Ammunition

The ammunition allowance for the ship was:

• 1,200—6-inch shells, long point.
• 1,200—6-inch 50-cal. powder charges.
• 80—6-inch flat nose shells. (Non-ricocheting, for submarines when submerged.)
• 480—1-pdr. cartridges.
• 89,000—Cartridges, for .30-cal. rifle.
• 10,000—Cartridges, for .45-cal. automatic pistol.

In addition to the above, blank ammunition for rifles was carried for training with ex-caliber.

Forty shells were carried in shell racks at the guns at all times, and twenty rounds of powder at each gun while at sea. The rest of the ammunition was carried in the magazines forward and aft (seven decks below) and supplied to the guns by means of elevators and ammunition parties.