CflARGES OF GREATKSt EFFICACY FOR ARTILLERY AT SEA. 



85 



Table 



Containing the various charges for the 12, 18, 24, 32, 36, Tables of 

 and 42 pounder ^uns, for producing the greatest eftect in j ^^^'^^ °* 

 all cases of close action : tlie subsfunce or object being of guns for 

 oak materials from the thickness of 1 foot to that of 5 feet nlJseroV^''*^ 



regularly ascending by 1 iu the inches. 



ship's bide. 



Nature of 

 ordnance. 



Tinckness of the side vt' the vessel j 



1 ft. 1 1 ft. lii:. j 1 ft. 2n). 



1 ft. Sin. 



pounder. 

 12 



lbs. 

 1-439242 



lbs. 

 1-559178 



lbs. 

 1-679116 



lbs. 

 1 '799052 



18 



1 9^8571 1 2-089285 1 2-249999 j 2-410714 



24 



2-330650 1 2-531371 | 2726091 J 2-920813 



3 2 



2-830470 1 3-066343 | 3-302215 | 3-538088 



36 



3 061630 j 3-316766 j 3 571901 1 3-827038 



42 1 3-393180 1 3-675949 | 3-958710 j 4-241475 1 





16 inches 



17 inches 



18 inches 



19 inches 



12 



lbs. ^ 

 1-918987 



lbs. 

 2-038926 



lbs. 

 2-158863 



lbs. 



2-278800 



18 



2-571428 1 2-732 142 



2-89285(>' 



3-053571 



24 



3-115533 ] 3-310254 



3-504975 



3-699696 



32 



3-773960 j 4-009833 



4-245705 



4-481578 



36 



4-082173 1 4-337310 1 4-592445 



4-847581 



42 



4-524240 1 4-806905 | 5-089770 



5-372535 





20 inches 



21 inches 



22 inches 



23 inches 



12 



lbs. 

 2-398737 



lbs. 

 2-51 8674 



lbs. 

 2-6386 1 2 



lbs. 

 2-758547 



18 



3-214285 1 3-374999 3-535714 1 3-696428 



24 



3-894417 1 4-089137 4-283859 | 4-478580 



32 



4-717350 I 4-953323 5I89195 1 5-425068 



36 



5-102717 I 5-357853 5-612988 



5-869124 



42 



5-655300 1 5-938065 6-220830 



6-670262 



