No. 1: (Removes breech-cover) breech-block and breech mechanism, vent, lanyard (hangs lanyard on elevating-arm).
No. 2: Bore, chamber, gas-check seat, and breech recess, and cleans them if necessary.
No. 3: The sponges (hangs them up when necessary).
No. 4: (Removes muzzle-cover, etc.) elevating- and traversing-gears under gunner's direction.
Nos. 5 and 6: Recoil-cylinders.
No. 7 passes up funnel and oil-measure when used.
No. 8: Telautograph or telephone.
Q. Give in brief the duties of each at the command "Load!"
A. Those of chief and gunner are practically the same as for the 8-inch disappearing.
No. 1 opens breech (by one continuous motion). Inserts a primer and takes lanyard. Closes breech. Fires at the signal. After piece is fired coils lanyard, and opens breech and removes primer.