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Table XXI. — Giving, with the data necessary for calculation, the work per lb. of 
powder realized, the total maximum theoretic work, and the factor of effect for 
every gun and charge in the British Service. 
Nature of gun. 
Bore. 
Charge. 
Projectile. 
Gas. 
Energy of powder. 
Dia- 
meter. 
Length. 
Nature. 
Weight. 
Weight. 
Velocity. 
Total 
volumes 
in bore. 
Final 
density. 
Total. 
Realized 
per lb. of 
powder. 
Calcu- 
lated 
maxi- 
mum. 
Per- 
centage 
realized. 
inches. 
calibres. 
lb. 
oz. 
lb. 
ft. per sec. 
foot-tons. 
foot-tons. 
foot-tons. 
3S t ons 
12 
16-5 
P. 
110 
0 
700 
1430 
7-342 
•1362 
9932 
903 
970 
931 
35 tons 
12 
135 
P. 
110 
0 
700 
1300 
6-007 
•1665 
8209 
74 6 
90-2 
82-7 
25 tons 
12 
120 
P. 
85 
0 
600 
1300 
6-910 
•1447 
7036 
82-8 
94-9 
87-3 
P. 
85 
0 
495 
1358 
6-910 
•1447 
6334 
74-5 
94-9 
78-6 
P. 
55 
0 
495 
1142 
10679 
•0936 
4479 
81-4 
108-9 
74-8 
R. L. G. 
67 
0 
600 
1180 
8-765 
•1141 
5797 
86-4 
102-8 
841 
R. L. G. 
67 
0 
495 
1271 
8-765 
•1141 
5549 
82 8 
102-8 
80-6 
R. L. G. 
50 
0 
495 
1140 
11-750 
•0851 
4464 
89-3 
111-8 
800 
25 tons 
11 
132 
P. 
85 
0 
535 
1315 
5-585 
•1708 
6419 
75-5 
89-2 
84-7 
P. 
85 
0 
535 
1315 
5-855 
•1700 
6419 
75-5 
892 
84-7 
R, L. G. 
70 
0 
535 
1217 
7-109 
•1407 
5498 
78-6 
95-8 
82 1 
R. L. G. 
70 
0 
535 
1217 
7-109 
•1407 
5498 
78 - 6 
95 8 
82-1 
18 tons 
10 
14-5 
P. 
70 
0 
400 
1364 
5-867 
1704 
5164 
73-8 
89-4 
82-6 
P. 
70 
0 
400 
1340 
5-867 
•1704 
4984 
71-2 
89-4 
79-7 
P. 
44 
0 
400 
1125 
9-334 
1071 
3513 
79-8 
104-7 
76-3 
R. L. G. 
60 
0 
400 
1298 
6-844 
•1461 
4676 
77-9 
94 5 
82-4 
R. L. G. 
40 
0 
400 
1117 
10-269 
■0974 
3463 
86-6 
107 9 
80-3 
I2J tons 
9 
13-9 
P. 
50 
0 
250 
1420 
5-742 
•1742 
3498 
70-0 
88-6 
79-1 
P. 
50 
0 
250 
1420 
5-742 
•1742 
3498 
70-0 
88 6 
791 
R. L. G. 
43 
0 
250 
1336 
6683 
■1496 
3096 
72-0 
93-6 
77-1 
R. L. G. 
43 
0 
250 
1336 
6-683 
•1496 
3096 
72-0 
93-6 
77-1 
R. L. G. 
30 
0 
250 
1192 
9-566 
1045 
2465 
82-2 
105-2 
78-2 
9 tons 
8 
14-8 
P. 
35 
0 
180 
1413 
6-136 
. -1630 
2493 
71-3 
90-9 
78-4 
P. 
35 
0 
180 
1413 
6-136 
•1630 
2493 
71-3 
90-9 . 
78-4 
R. L. G. 
30 
0 
180 
1330 
7-154 
•1398 
2209 
73-7 
96-0 
76'8 
R. L. G. 
30 
0 
180 
1330 
7154 
•1398 
2209 
73-7 
96-0 
76-8 
R. L. G. 
20 
0 
180 
1163 
10-724 
•0932 
1689 
84-5 
109-1 
77-6 
1 7 tons 
7 
18-0 
P. 
30 
0 
115 
1561 
5-827 
1716 
1945 
64-8 
89-0 
72-9 
P. 
30 
0 
115 
1561 
5-827 
•1716 
1945 
64-8 
890 
72-9 
R. L. G. 
22 
0 
115 
1458 
7-948 
1258 
1696 
77-1 
99-4 
77 -6 
R. L. G. 
22 
0 
115 
1458 
7-948 
■1258 
1696 
711 
94-4 
77-6 
R. L. G. 
14 
0 
115 
1258 
12-495 
■0800 
1263 
90-2 
113-3 
75-7 
[ 6} tons 
7 
15-9 
P. 
30 
0 
115 
1525 
5-148 
•1943 
1856 
61-9 
84-6 
732 
P. 
30 
0 
115 
1525 
5-148 
1943 
1856 
61-9 
84-6 
73-2 
R. L. G. 
22 
0 
115 
1430 
7021 
•1424 
1632 
74-2 
95-5 
777 
R. L. G. 
22 
0 
115 
1430 
7-021 
•1424 
1632 
74-2 
95-5 
77-7 
R. L. G. 
14 
0 
115 
1230 
11-039 
•0906 
1207 
862 
110-0 
78-4 
i 80-pr. of 101 cwt 
6-3 
180 
L. G. 
10 
0 
80 
1240 
12-748 
•0784 
835-5 
85-4 
1141 
74-9 
64-pr. of 64 cwt. wrt. iron 
63 
15-5 
R. L. G. 
8 
0 
64 
1252 
13-715 
•0729 
696-1 
870 
1160 
751 
L. G. 
8 
0 
64 
1229 
13-715 
■0729 
670-8 
83-8 
1160 
72-3 
64-pr. of 58 cwt 
63 
17-2 
R. L. G. 
8 
0 
64 
1245 
15-234 
•0656 
688-3 
86-0 
118-7 
725 
64-pr. of 71 cwt 
63 
16-4 
R. L. G. 
8 
0 
64 
1230 
14-518 
■0689 
671-9 
84 0 
117-3 
71-6 
40-pr. of 35 cwt 
475 
18-0 
R. L. G. 
8 
0 
40 
1357 
6-830 
1464 
511-1 
63-9 
94-6 
67"6 
R. L. G. 
7 
0 
40 
1336 
7-805 
•1281 
495-4 
70-8 
991 
71-5 
R. L. G. 
6 
0 
40 
1305 
9-105 
•1098 
472-7 
78-8 
103-8 
760 
25-pr. of 21 cwt 
40 
180 
R. L. G. 
5 
0 
25 
1355 
6-518 
1534 
3185 
63-7 
92-8 
687 
R. L. G. 
4 
8 
25 
1320 
7-244 
•1380 
302-3 
67-2 
96-4 
69 8 
R. L. G. 
4 
0 
25 
1278 
8-151 
1227 
283-3 
70-8 
100-4 
705 
16-pr. of 12 cwt 
3-6 
190 
R. L. G. 
3 
0 
16 
1352 
8-365 
•1195 
202-9 
67-6 
1010 
67-9 
R. L. G. 
2 
8 
16 
1273 
10-043 
•0996 
179-9 
72-0 
106-8 
67'5 
R. L. G. 
2 
0 
16 
1167 
12541 
•0797 
151-2 
75 -6 
1134 
66-6 
9-pr. of 8 cwt 
30 
213 
R. L. G. 
1 
12 
9 
1381 
9-320 
•1073 
1191 
680 
104-6 
651 
R. L. G. 
1 
8 
9 
1325 
10-865 
0920 
1096 
73-1 
109-5 
66 9 
R. L. G. 
1 
4 
9 
1203 
13-026 
•0768 
90-38 
72-3 
114-5 
63-2 
9-pr. of 6 cwt 
30 
17 5 
R. L. G. 
1 
12 
9 
1262 
7-649 
•1307 
99-46 
56-8 
981 
579 
R. L. G. 
1 
8 
9 
1234 
8-918 
•1121 
9510 
63-4 
103-5 
61-3 
i 7-pr. of 220 lb. (bronze) ... 
30 
11-3 
F. G. 
0 
12 
725 
955 
11-538 
•0867 
45-88 
61-2 
111-0 
55-2 
F. G. 
0 
10 
725 
854 
13 873 
•0721 
36-69 
58 -7 
116-0 
50-6 
7-pr. of 150 lb. (steel) 
30 
80 
F. G. 
0 
6 
7-25 
673 
16 346 
•0612 
22-79 
60-8 
121-0 
50-5 
7-inch B.L. of 82 cwt 
70 
14-2 
R.L. G. 
10 
0 
110 
1013 
13-794 
•0725 
783-2 
78-3 
116-0 
67'5 
R. L. G. 
11 
0 
90 
1165 
12-541 
0797 
847-6 
77-1 
113-0 
68-0 
64-pr. B.L. of 61 cwt 
6-4 
10.9 
R. L. G. 
9 
0 
64 
1200 
8-982 
•1113 
639-5 
71 1 
103-5 
68-8 
40-pr. B.L. of 35 cwt 
4-75 
22-4 
|R. L. G. 
5 
0 
41 
1180 
13-590 
•0736 
396 1 
79-2 
115-6 
68-6 
20-pr. B.L. of 16 cwt. L. S. 
3-75 
22-4 
R-. L. G. 
2 
8 
21 
1130 
13-377 
•0748 
186-1 
74-4 
115-3 
64-5 
20-pr. B.L. of 13 cwt. S. S. 
375 
14-5 
R. L. G. 
2 
8 
21 
1000 
8-672 
•1153 
145-7 
583 
102 4 
57'0 
12-pr. B.L. of 8 cwt 
30 
205 
R. L. G. 
1 
8 
11-75 
1150 
10-457 
■0956 
107-8 
71-9 
108-0 
67-9 
9-pr. B.L. of 6 cwt 
30 
1 77 
R. L. G. 
1 
9-25 
1057 
120)9 
•0832 
71-71 
63-7 
112-1 
55 9 
6-pr. B.L. of 3 cwt 
25 
21-2 
R. L. G. 
0 
12 
6'6 
1046 
12-500 
1 
•8000 
5011 
66-8 
113-4 
59 0 
