Tangent practice with a long 24-Pr. Gun with 1 solid shot and a charge of 8 lb. of powder, or with a long 18-Pr. charge 6 lb., from the maindeck of a Frigate of the first class; the height of the Gun above the surface of the water being 9 ft.
| Distance in yards. | Take aim. | Height of parts aimed at. | Point at the undermentioned parts of Frigates of 44 guns. |
| 297 | P. B. | .. | At part intended to hit. |
| By using sight parallel to bore. | |||
| 402 | 14 ft. | At the level of the quarterdeck, gangway, and forecastle. | |
| 508 | 22 | At bulwark rail of quarterdeck, gangway, and forecastle. | |
| 614 | 33 | At 4 feet below the centre of mainmast, reckoning from the deck to the mainyard; centre of foremast; 20 feet below crossjack-yard. | |
| 720 | 47 | At 13 feet below mainyard; 5 feet below foreyard; 6 feet below crossjack-yard. | |
| 790 | 61 | At under part of mainyard; 3 feet below foretop; 2 feet below mizentop. | |
| 860 | 77 | At rail of maintop-bulwark; forecap; 5 feet over mizencap. | |
| 930 | .. | Point at part intended to hit. | |
| *By using the line of metal. | |||
| 1000 | 35 | At 2 feet below half-way from deck to mainyard; 2 feet above half-way from deck to foreyard; centre of mizenmast. | |
| 1060 | 51 | At 9 feet below mainyard; under part of foreyard; 1 foot below crossjack-yard. | |
| 1120 | 68 | At 3 feet under maintop; rather better than half-way between foretop and forecap; half-way between mizentop and mizencap. | |
| 1180 | 86 | At cap of mainmast; 8 feet over forecap; 3 feet under half-way from mizencap to topsail-yard (hoisted). | |
| 1240 | 106 | At centre-way between maincap and topmast-crosstrees; 4 feet over foretopsail-yard (hoisted); cap of mizentopmast. | |
| 1299 | 130 | At maintopmast cap; 7 feet under head of foretopgallant rigging. | |
| With 2 shot the elevation must be nearly double that which, with 1 shot, and the same charge of powder, produces the same range. | |||
| The angles of elevation, corresponding to the ranges, increase, by quarter degrees, from point blank. | |||
| *The reason for transferring the sight to the line-of-metal is, obviously, to use the dispartelevation for the purpose of getting a more direct view. | |||
| Vide Tables of Practice, &c., [pages 74], [75]. | |||
TABLE E.
Tangent practice with short 24, and 18-Prs., with 1 solid shot and a charge of ¼th the shot’s weight, from the maindeck of a 2nd class Frigate; the height of the Gun above the surface of the water being 7 feet 6 inches.
| Distance in yards. | Take aim. | Height of parts aimed at. | Point at the undermentioned parts of Frigates of 44 guns. | |
| 221 | P. B. | . | . | Point at part intended to hit. |
| By sight parallel to axis of bore. | ||||
| 312 | 11 ft. | 6 in. | At 2 feet below the level of the quarterdeck, gangway, and forecastle. | |
| 403 | 18 | 6 | At bulwark rail of quarterdeck, gangway, and forecastle. | |
| 494 | 26 | 6 | At 6 feet over the upper part of hammocks stowed in quarterdeck, gangway, &c. | |
| 582 | 37 | 6 | At 2 feet under centre of mainmast, reckoning from top of hammocks to mainyard: 2 feet over corresponding mark in foremast. | |
| 644 | 50 | At 8 feet under mainyard; 1 foot under foreyard; crossjack-yard. | ||
| 706 | 62 | At 2 feet under half-way from mainyard to maintop; 1 foot under foretop; mizentop. | ||
| 768 | 78 | At half-way from maintop to maincap; 2 feet over forecap; 7 feet over mizencap. | ||
| 832 | 94 | At 10 feet over maincap or one-third up to the topmast, reckoning from cap to topsail-yard, (hoisted); 6 feet under foretopsail-yard, hoisted; mizentopsail-yard. | ||
| 907 | .. | . | . | Point at part intended to hit. |
| *By the line of metal. | ||||
| 982 | 20 | 6 | At upper part of the hammocks stowed in quarterdeck, forecastle, nettings, &c. | |
| 1057 | 35 | 6 | At 4 feet under centre of mainmast, reckoning from top of hammocks to mainyard; centre of foremast. | |
| 1133 | 51 | At 7 feet under mainyard; foreyard; crossjack-yard. | ||
| 1177 | 69 | At 1 foot under maintop; centre between foretop and forecap; 2 feet under mizencap. | ||
| 1221 | 87 | At 3 feet over maincap; 1 foot under centre between maincap and topsail-yards (hoisted up); 4 feet under centre of mizentop-sail. | ||
| 1265 | 106 | At 8 feet under maintopsail-yard (hoisted); 3 feet under foretopmast crosstrees; 1 foot over mizentopmast cap. | ||
| 1308 | 127 | At 1 foot under maintopmast cap; 9 feet under the head of foretopgallant- rigging; 7 feet over the head of mizentopgallant-rigging. | ||
| With 2 shot the elevation must be nearly double that which, with 1 shot, and the same charge of powder, produces the same range. | ||||
| The angles of elevation, corresponding to the ranges, increase, by quarter degrees, from point blank. | ||||
| *The reason for transferring the sight to the line-of-metal is, obviously, to use the dispart elevation for getting a more direct view. | ||||
| Vide Tables of Practice, &c., [pages 74], [75]. | ||||
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EXERCISE, AND SERVICE OF GREAT GUNS, AND SHELLS ON BOARD HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS.
Positions. (Vide [Plate.])
Before loading. Loading. Training.
Gun Numbers.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.