Appendix No 2 - Ancient Sea-service Ordnance - Sir William Monson's "Naval Tracts," for which see Archæologica, vol. vi., p. 192.


 
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Naval History of Great Britain - Vol I

Appendix

No. 2

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See p. 8.

The following list of the ancient sea-service ordnance, as used in England, is taken from Sir William Monson's "Naval Tracts," for which see Archæologica, vol. vi., p. 192.

NAMES. Bore of cannon. Weight of cannon. Weight of shot. Weight of powder.
  Inches. lbs. lbs. lbs.
Cannon-royal 8½ 8000 66 30
Cannon 8 6000 60 27
Cannon-serpentine 7 5500 53½ 25
Bastard-cannon . 7 4500 41 20
Demi-cannon 6¾ 4000 33½ 18
Canon-petro 6. 4000 24½ 14
Culverin 5½ 4500 17½ 12
Basilisk 5 4000 15 10
Demi-culverin 4 3400 9½ 8
Bastard-culverin 4 3000 5 5¾
Sacar 3½ 1400 5½ 5½
Minion 3½ 1000 4 4
Falcon 2½ 660 2 3½
Falconet 2 500 1½ 3
Serpentine . 1½ 400 ¾ 1¾
Rabinet 1 300 ½ ½
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