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Shortly after this trial the gun carriage and slide were shipped on board H.M. ship 
“ Prince Albert,” and mounted in the foremost turret and the whole were in perfect 
working order when the ship sailed for Devonport. 
Although this carriage has been under trial by the Admiralty for nearly a year, 
I regret to say that I have not been able to obtain any official information as to its 
efficiency or otherwise, but I have heard from private sources that a good many 
rounds have been fired from it, some when the vessel was rolling 16° both ways, 
and the gun was under perfect control, it was also fired with battering charges 
(42lbs. powder) at 14° elevation. The carriage is still on board the “Prince 
Albert,” (she is attached to H.M. ship “ Cambridge ” for exercise), and in the absence 
of any report to the contrary, it is fair to assume that it is still in a serviceable 
condition. 
