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518:) low-powered naval gun introduced in 1874 as a broadside gun on unarmoured vessels, and not intended for attacking armour plate. Early models were made by simply turning off some of the jacket around 7 in (18 cm) 6½ ton guns, as firing with reduced charges placed less strain on the coils. Some new guns were made to similar design.
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guns, and is now very extensively used, 331 having been made... These guns are in total length 18 in (46 cm) shorter than the land service 7 in (18 cm) gun, being a length more suited to the requirements of the Navy". Some sources credit these weapons with the ability to pierce
261:
system, a modification of the French system, of from 3 – 9 broad shallow grooves after
Britain abandoned the Armstrong "shunt" rifling system in May 1865 : "...M.L. 7 in (18 cm) guns in course of manufacture were rifled on this principle, upon which all of our heavy pieces since have
806:
Treatise on
Ammunition 1877 and Treatise on construction of ordnance in the British service, 1877 describe a 115-pound projectile; Text Book of Gunnery 1887 and Brassey's Naval Annual 1888 describe a 112-pound 1 oz projectile. 112 lb 1 oz appears to be the weight of the empty Palliser shell i.e.
591:
for attacking unarmoured targets. The "double" common shell was much longer than the standard common shell, and hence contained approximately twice as much gunpowder. It was unstable in flight and hence inaccurate beyond 2,000 yd (1.8 km) but was considered useful for attacking wooden
807:
without gunpowder filling which was typically 2 lb 10 oz. By 1887 palliser shell had been discontinued and existing shell converted to shot by removing the gunpowder – hence old
Palliser ammunition would then be 112 lb 1 oz.
1471:
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wrought iron M.L. guns built up on Sir W. Armstrong's principle, improved upon by hooking the coils over one another, and having solid ended steel barrels, rifled on the system shown above, for studded
277:
The diagrams below show the progression from the original expensive
Armstrong construction in Mk I of multiple relatively thin coils, through to the simplified and cheaper Woolwich design of Mk III.
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been rifled. The 7 in (18 cm) referred to, and introduced into the service in 1865, were the first of the so-called
Woolwich guns, which then meant "
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1085:
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Unit cost of £424 11 shillings 10 pence is quoted for the 7-inch 6½ ton gun in "The
British Navy" Volume II, 1882, by Sir Thomas Brassey. Page 38
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or shell for attacking armoured warships, fired with a large "battering" charge for maximum velocity. All guns were also equipped with
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235:
guns used to arm small to medium-sized
British warships in the late 19th century, and some were used ashore for coast defence.
17:
881:
Text Book of
Gunnery, 1887. LONDON : PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE
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Handbook for the 7-inch R.M.L. guns of 6½ and 7 tons on sliding and
Moncrieff carriage land service, 1888
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Treatise on the construction and manufacture of ordnance in the
British service. War Office, UK, 1877
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This was a naval gun introduced in 1865 "...as a broadside or pivot gun for frigates, to replace the
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coils. Rifling was 3 grooves with a uniform 1 turn in 35 calibres i.e. in 245 in (620 cm).
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344:
709:
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407:
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All versions were constructed of a steel A tube surrounded by various numbers and thicknesses of
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450:
425:
380:
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1790:
1775:
1718:
1713:
1641:
1391:
1208:
495:
477:
459:
434:
900:
1871:
1728:
1666:
1636:
1553:
1203:
232:
1823:
8:
1808:
1760:
1360:
1039:
1000:
995:
546:
468:
441:
416:
47:
875:
856:
1856:
1780:
1723:
1578:
1568:
1506:
892:
766:
724:
696:
537:
525:
511:
371:
171:
41:
1833:
1661:
1573:
1450:
1409:
1090:
1005:
907:
360:
65:
1496:
1486:
1463:
1156:
866:
398:
389:
1969:
1963:
1957:
1925:
1752:
1607:
1588:
1583:
1563:
1543:
1511:
1054:
1020:
700:
486:
204:
1997:
1451:
1386:
1015:
1010:
974:
938:
933:
640:
584:
185:
1548:
2027:
1455:
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880:
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Treatise on construction of ordnance in the British service, 1877, Table XXIX
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Treatise on construction of ordnance in the British service, 1877, Page 269
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http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/4719/feature/feature06.htm
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Treatise on construction of ordnance in the British service, 1877, Page 91
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This was a coast defence gun introduced in 1865 to replace the failed
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The British Navy, Volume II. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1882
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Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905, 1979, Page 9
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Diagram showing 7 ton Mk III gun on Moncrieff mounting Mk II
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These guns were the first to incorporate the new "Woolwich"
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Diagram showing 7 ton Mk III gun on Moncrieff mounting Mk I
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Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979).
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6½ ton Mk III of 1869, at Elizabeth Castle, Jersey, UK
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This was the only RML heavy gun not to be issued with
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warships at ranges below 2,000 yd (1.8 km).
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The following warships were armed with the gun :
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The following warships were armed with the gun :
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The primary projectile for 7 ton and 6½ ton guns was
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6½ ton & 90 cwt : 111 inches (2,800 mm)
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213:90 cwt : 1,325 feet per second (404 m/s)
211:6½ ton : 1,525 feet per second (465 m/s)
902:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905
209:7 ton : 1,561 feet per second (476 m/s)
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862:Treatise on Ammunition. War Office, UK, 1877
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2049:Victorian-era weapons of the United Kingdom
189:160 pounds (73 kg) double common shell
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906:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press.
729:Remains of several 7 ton Mk III guns on
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176:112 to 115 pounds (51 to 52 kg)
746:at The Citadel, Nova Scotia, Canada
46:7-inch 6½ ton Mk I gun and crew on
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1454:small arms & ordnance of the
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334:Remains of a 7-ton Mk III gun on
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893:Brassey's Naval Annual, 1888
347:.Three marks were produced.
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456:(as re-gunned in 1867–1868)
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1887:BL 9.2-inch Mk IV & VI
1685:RML 7-pounder mountain gun
736:Nine 7 ton Mk III guns on
221:5,500 yards (5,000 m)
1988:
1950:
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1819:BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
1796:RML 64-pounder 71 cwt gun
1786:RML 64-pounder 64 cwt gun
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1852:BL 6-inch Mk III, IV, VI
1741:& garrison artillery
1143:68-pounder Lancaster gun
345:RBL 7-inch Armstrong gun
290:The 4 Marks of 7 ton gun
1842:QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt
1652:BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun
1482:Beaumont–Adams revolver
1341:QF 6-pounder Nordenfelt
1132:Rifled muzzle-loaders (
754:Signal Hill (Cape Town)
570:in commission from 1877
561:in commission from 1877
552:in commission from 1874
543:in commission from 1874
534:in commission from 1874
510:This was a lighter (90
501:in commission from 1871
492:in commission from 1876
483:in commission from 1869
422:in commission from 1867
377:in commission from 1865
1814:BL 5-inch gun Mk I – V
1502:Kerr's Patent revolver
1336:QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
1331:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
1283:BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII
1123:RBL 7-inch 110-pounder
499:-class screw corvettes
474:(as re-gunned in 1868)
447:(as re-gunned in 1868)
431:(as re-gunned in 1867)
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254:
199:7-inch (177.8 mm)
18:RML 7 inch 6.5 ton gun
1939:10-inch 18 cwt mortar
1934:13-inch 36 cwt mortar
1824:BL 9.45-inch howitzer
1791:RML 64-pounder 58 cwt
1776:RML 25-pounder 18 cwt
1748:4.1-inch 'Long Cecil'
1719:RML 6.6-inch howitzer
1714:RML 6.3-inch howitzer
1642:RML 16-pounder 12 cwt
1615:SBML 9 pounder 13 cwt
1392:1-inch Nordenfelt gun
1298:BL 12-inch Mk I – VII
1194:RML 64-pounder 64 cwt
1176:Rifled muzzle-loaders
1166:RML 64-pounder 71 cwt
1153:Rifled muzzle-loaders
977:naval weapons of the
506:RML 7-inch 90 cwt gun
351:RML 7-inch 6½ ton gun
332:
246:
233:rifled muzzle-loading
111:1865 (7 & 6½ ton)
1729:BL 5.4-inch howitzer
1667:QF 1-pounder pom-pom
1637:RML 13-pounder 8 cwt
1554:Pattern 1853 Enfield
1273:BL 6-inch Mk II – VI
1268:BL 6-inch 80-pounder
1101:Rifled breechloaders
773:Notes and references
386:commissioned in 1866
325:RML 7-inch 7 ton gun
205:Muzzle velocity
1943:8-inch 9 cwt mortar
1809:RML 8-inch howitzer
1657:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt
1647:BL 12-pounder 7 cwt
1632:RML 9-pounder 8 cwt
1477:1897 infantry sword
1288:BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
1189:RML 9-pounder 8 cwt
675:double common shell
1781:RML 40-pounder gun
1761:SBML 8-inch 65 cwt
1724:BL 5-inch howitzer
1677:Mountain artillery
1549:Pattern 1851 Minié
1303:BL 12-inch Mk VIII
1229:RML 12-inch 35-ton
1224:RML 12-inch 25-ton
1068:13-inch Blomefield
1063:10-inch Blomefield
872:Sir Thomas Brassey
767:List of naval guns
690:Surviving examples
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252:introduced in 1865
239:Design and history
141:6½ ton Mks I – III
95:Production history
2054:Coastal artillery
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2020:
2003:0.45" Gatling gun
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1919:
1834:Coastal artillery
1662:BL 15-pounder gun
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1410:Whitehead torpedo
1323:Quick-firing guns
1091:24-pounder Millar
1086:12-pounder Millar
1006:32-pounder 55 cwt
750:A 6½ ton Mk I gun
568:-class gunvessels
413:commissioned 1867
404:commissioned 1866
395:commissioned 1866
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103:Royal Gun Factory
66:Coast defence gun
16:(Redirected from
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2059:175 mm artillery
2044:178 mm artillery
1981:Hales 24-pounder
1877:BL 8-inch Mk VII
1805:RML 6.6-inch gun
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463:-class ironclads
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429:-class ironclads
411:-class ironclads
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1892:BL 10-inch Mk I
1828:
1757:SBML 24-pounder
1753:SBBL 32-pounder
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1706:heavy artillery
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1608:Field Artillery
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1564:Whitworth rifle
1544:Brunswick rifle
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85:Used by
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2008:Gardner gun
1951:War rockets
1907:RML 16-inch
1847:QF 4.7-inch
1589:Lee–Enfield
1584:Lee–Metford
1539:Baker rifle
1382:Gardner gun
1377:Gatling gun
1356:QF 4.7-inch
1239:RML 16-inch
1219:RML 11-inch
1214:RML 10-inch
1103:(Armstrong)
721:, Singapore
719:Fort Siloso
715:6½ ton Mk I
465:(from 1868)
383:Bellerophon
357:7-inch B.L.
265:projectiles
248:"Woolwich"
2028:Categories
1972:24-pounder
1966:12-pounder
1882:RML 9-inch
1872:RML 8-inch
1867:RML 7-inch
1862:RBL 7-inch
1771:RBL 7-inch
1534:Brown Bess
1492:Webley RIC
1293:BL 10-inch
1209:RML 9-inch
1204:RML 8-inch
1199:RML 7-inch
1033:shell guns
1016:68-pounder
1001:24-pounder
996:18-pounder
740:island, UK
738:Steep Holm
733:island, UK
684:gas-checks
575:Ammunition
480:Inconstant
437:Enterprise
361:68-pr S.B.
338:island, UK
318:90 cwt gun
89:Royal Navy
2013:Maxim gun
1960:6-pounder
1702:, medium,
1700:Howitzers
1599:Artillery
1402:Torpedoes
1361:QF 6-inch
1351:QF 4-inch
1278:BL 8-inch
1263:BL 5-inch
1258:BL 4-inch
1157:converted
1134:Lancaster
1078:Howitzers
731:Flat Holm
695:Restored
557:Bacchante
538:HMS
487:HMS
478:HMS
469:HMS
442:HMS
435:HMS
399:HMS
390:HMS
381:HMS
336:Flat Holm
62:Naval gun
48:HMS
27:Naval gun
1970:Congreve
1964:Congreve
1958:Congreve
1464:Sidearms
1180:Woolwich
884:Archived
761:See also
471:Achilles
444:Research
409:Minotaur
186:Shrapnel
178:Palliser
136:Variants
108:Designed
100:Designer
50:Minotaur
1926:Mortars
1522:Muskets
1055:Mortars
989:cannons
673:Mk III
639:Mk III
605:Mk III
548:Fantome
540:Raleigh
452:Warrior
427:Defence
418:Eclipse
259:rifling
250:rifling
195:Calibre
1526:rifles
1040:8-inch
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622:Mk VI
566:Condor
532:sloops
529:-class
527:Osprey
497:Briton
461:Hector
440:&
373:Amazon
182:Common
154:Barrel
143:90 cwt
1975:Boxer
1739:Siege
656:Mk V
514:= 4½
401:Viper
392:Vixen
172:Shell
1704:and
1524:and
908:ISBN
516:tons
489:Shah
359:and
227:The
131:ÂŁ425
58:Type
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