Navies of the world

by Edward W. Very

French Ordnance.

• A = Over all.
• B = Bore.
• C = Number of Grooves.

Name, Nature, and Classification.	Calibre.	Length.		C
		A	B
	In.	In.	In.
French pattern, cast-iron, steel-lined Breech-loaders.
Model of 1870.
32 cm.	12.6	264	244	32
27 ”	10.8	212	194	28
24 ”	9.46	195	179	24
19 ”	7.64	164	151	20
16 ”	6.49	146	135	16
14 ”	5.46	123	115	14
Model of 1864-67.
27 ”	10.8	184	167	5
24 ”	9.46	180	165	5
19 ”	7.64	150	138	5
16 ”	6.49	133	124	3
14 ”	5.46	81	73.6	3
Bronze Muzzle-loaders
12 cm	4.78	81.4	71.5	6
4 ”	3.41	37.8	31.7	6
Hotchkiss Machine-gun.	1.46	51.2	29.1
Model of 1858-60 Muzzle-loaders
22 cm
16 ”
14 ”

• D = Twist of Rifling.
• E = Gun, including Breech-block.
• F = Breech-block.
• G = Preponderance.

Name, Nature, and Classification.	D	Weight.		G
		E	F
	Cal.	Lbs.	Lbs.	Lbs.
French pattern, cast-iron, steel-lined Breech-loaders.
Model of 1870.
32 cm.	0/45	85,800	1,540	396
27 ”	0/45	51,040	1,100	88
24 ”	0/45	34,400	726	88
19 ”	0/45	17,500	352	88
16 ”	0/30	12,000		103
14 ”	0/30	5,900	176	103
Model of 1864-67.
27 ”	0/30	45,100	704
24 ”	0/30	31,900	567
19 ”	0/30	17,610	295
16 ”	0/30	11,000	191	330
14 ”	0/30	4,100	103	165
Bronze Muzzle-loaders.
12 cm.		1,360		176
4 ”		220		33
Hotchkiss Machine-gun.		440
Model of 1858-60 Muzzle-loaders.
16 ”
14 ”

• A = Carriage.
• B = Slide.
• C = Steel.
• D = Chilled.
• E = Common.
• F = Canister.
• G = Bursting Charge Common Shell.

Name, Nature, and Classification.	Carriage.		Projectiles.
	Weight.		Complete Weight.				Weight.
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
	Lbs.	Lbs.	Lbs.	Lbs.	Lbs.	Lbs.	Lbs.
French pattern, cast-iron, steel-lined Breech-loaders.
Model of 1870.
32 cm.			770	770	630		37.4
27 ”	10,230	12,960	475	475	396	317	24
24 ”	7,304	8,140	317	317	264	220	17
	5,720
19 ”	4,664	11,550	165	165	137.5	114	7
	4,400	3,410
16 ”	3,520	9,460	99	99	84	69
14 ”	2,085>	1,287			46	41	2.4
Model of 1864-67.
27 ”	10,230	12,980		475	317	321	14.6
24 ”	5,720	8,140		817	220	211	10.3
						220
19 ”	4,400	3,410		165	115	105	4.8
16 ”	3,520	9,460		99	69	66	3
	2,639	1,260
14 ”	1,540	1,100			41	27	2.1
						39.6
Bronze Muzzle-loaders.
12 cm.	1,023				25	24.6	1.1
	385
4 ”	352	231			10	10	.17
	319
Hotchkiss Machine-gun.
Model of 1858-60 Muzzle-loaders.
22 cm.
16 ”
14 ”

• A = Steel and Chilled Shot.
• B = Common Shell.
• C = Ordinary.
• D = Saluting.
• E = Steel.
• F = Chilled.
• G = Common.