[THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION, 
227 
British M.L. Built-up Ordnance . 
Gun. 
Projectile. 
Nature. 
Weight. 
Charge. 
Weight. 
Burster. 
tons. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
(Steel shot .. 
603 
'13-3" (600-pr.) ... 
23 
70 
< „ shell ... 
585 
24 
(. Cast-iron do . 
654 
42| 
10-5" (300-pr.) ... 
12 
35 
(Steel shot 5.. ji, 
i „ shell ..1 a. 
301 
297 
15 
{fo} 
( Steel shot ... ... 
221 
rg 
9-2". 
12 
< „ shell ... ... 
206 
11 
© 
S3 H 
(. Cast-iron do ... ... 
232 
18 
m 
m 
( Steel shot iii ii. 
100 
7‘" L.S. 
7 
■j Cast-iron do .. 
100 
(.Cast-iron shell... ... 
106f 
7'" N.S . 
6* 
{id 
do 
64-pr. .. 
3i 
8 
( Cast-iron shot . 
1 „ shell .. 
63i 
60 
V. a •••••• 
(40} 
( Steel shot j;; 
168 
"150-pr . 
12 
< Cast-iron do .. 
150 
6| 
(.20) 
(. „ shell. 
104 
m 
100-pr. 
6 
(25} 
(Steel shot ... ... 
< Cast-iron do. ... ... 
94 
(.12) 
(. „ shell. 
66 
B.B. Cast-iron American Ordnance . 
Gun. 
Weight 
of gun. 
Charge. 
Weight of 
shot. 
Weight of 
shell. 
Bursting 
Service. 
Minimum. 
charge of 
shell. 
tons. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
20-in. L.S. 
61-42 
100 
• •• 
1000 
do N.S. 
44-64 
100 
Ml 
1000 
15-in. L.S. 
21-91 
60 
• •• 
440 
330 
17 
do N.S. 
18-75 
35 
60 
400 
13-in. L.S. 
14-61 
30 
... 
300 
224 
7 
do N.S. 
16-07 
40 
... 
280 
224 
11-in. N.S. 
7*14 
15 
20 
170 
130 
10-in. L.S. 
6-72 
(15 shell 7 
7 18 shot 3 
a. 
127| 
100 
3 
do N.S. 
6-35 
m 
16 
125 
100 
do N.S. 
(or 125-pr.) 
7-36 
40 
125 
100 
All cast hollow,‘except the 10-in. of 5*35 tons. 
All shell guns except 10-in. 125-pr. 
20-in gun only, at present, experimental. 
Solid shot are only to be fired from the 15-in. N.S. gun at iron-clad vessels, and then with 
50 lbs .; 20 rounds may, however, be fired with 60 lbs. 
[VOL, V.] 
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