During exercise or action, Nos. 9, 10, 11, and 12, in addition to their other duties, will hoist up shell from below.
IMPLEMENTS AND EQUIPMENTS.
| Articles. | Where they are placed. |
| Handspikes. | Two on each side of the bed against the cheeks, leaning upon the manoeuvring-bolts, the ends towards the vessel's sides, and those of the front handspikes even with the front of the cheeks. |
| Haversack. | Containing fuzes, and a pair of sleeves, attached to the tompion. |
| Tube-pouch. | Containing the priming-wire, friction-tubes, and lanyard, attached to the tompion, and lying on the mortar. |
| Gunner's Pouch. | Containing gunner's level, gimlet, vent-punch and chalk, attached to tompion. |
| Quadrant. Plummet. Scraper. Wiper. Shell-hooks. | In a basket between the cheeks of the mortar-bed. |
| Tompion. | In the muzzle. |
| Quoin. | Under the mortar upon the bolster, with handle to the left. |
| Maul. Wrench. Pincers. Broom. | With the basket. |
Directly over each mortar must be rigged a gun-tackle purchase-whip, with seven-inch block, to whip up and lower the bomb into the mortar.
One empty bomb and one empty cartridge-bag must be ready for drill.
D. Van Nostrand Publisher. Julius Bien, pr.
MANUAL EXERCISE.
XIII-in. Mortar.