32 pounder 56 cwt gun
The 32-pounder 56 cwt cannon was an artillery piece designed and used by the British Armed Forces in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was by far the most common 32-pounder used by the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars, with 1,961 guns being recorded as in use and 1,733 being in storage at the end of March 1857. The cannon was a smoothbore muzzle-loading gun, being 56 long cwt, and firing projectiles of 32 lb.
32 pounder 56 cwt gun
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- 32-pounder 56 cwt
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- cannon · smoothbore cannon · naval artillery
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- Kingdom of Great Britain · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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The 32-pounder 56 cwt cannon was an artillery piece designed and used by the British Armed Forces in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was by far the most common 32-pounder used by the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars, with 1,961 guns being recorded as in use and 1,733 being in storage at the end of March 1857. The cannon was a smoothbore muzzle-loading gun, being 56 long cwt, and firing projectiles of 32 lb.
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Sir Thomas Blomefield designed the cannon in the late 1780s and early 1790s as part of his system of gun construction. It was the heaviest cannon used by ships of the Royal Navy from the 1790s to the late 1830s, and it was used on the lower decks of ships of the line such as HMS Victory.
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• Name — 32-pounder 56 cwt • Type — Naval gun, coast defense gun • Origin — United Kingdom • Is Ranged — Yes • Is Artillery — Yes • Is Uk — Yes • Designer — Thomas Blomefield • Design Date — 1790s • Production Date — 1790s-1830s • Used By — United Kingdom • Service — 1790s-after 1865 • Wars — French Revolutionary wars, Napoleonic Wars, Crimean War • Number — in excess of 3,694 • Length — 9.5 ft • Weight — 56 cwt • Cartridge — Solid Shot • Cartridge Weight — 32 lb
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