REPORTS ON MOUNTING OF HEAVY ORDNANCE AT MALTA. 
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Diary of the Operations of moving No. 15 38-ton M.L.R. Gan to Fort San Rocco , 
shelving the time and No. of N.C. Officers and Men employed and stores expended. 
Date. 
1878. 
Time employed. 
9 i 
& ^ 
■s* 
6 
SO 
Stores 
expended. 
Remarks. 
Jan. 16th, Wednesday.. 
From. To. 
7.30a.m. 12.30p.m. 
63 
Skid. 
Removed stores from Ricasoli to 
// ii n . 
2 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 
22 
3' x 3" x 3", 1 
a 
Calcarra Creek by handcarts ; 
unloaded 2 anchors (9 and 13 
cwt.) and 36 fathoms of 1" cable 
chain from Dockyard lighter. 
Landed and slewed the gun; re¬ 
turned 2 skids (20' x 15 // ) to 
Ricasoli by handcarts. 
Removed 12 oak planks from St. 
a 17th, Thursday ... 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
48 
Skids. 
Clement’s Retrenchment toCal- 
carra Creek by handcarts ; re¬ 
turned small rollers (3') from 
Calcarra Creek to Ricasoli. 
Removed winch and 2 rollers 
n 18th, Fridav . 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
32 
3' x 9" x 3", 1 
3' x 3 " x 3", 1 
ii 
(8' x 12") and short skids from 
Ricasoli to Calcarra Creek by 
handcarts. 
Advanced the gun 78 yds. on 
level ground. 
Removed winch and 1 coil of 6" 
n n n . 
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 
53 
ii 
rope from Ricasoli to Calcarra 
Creek by handcart. 
Advanced the gun 34 yds ; 15 
w 19th, Saturday ... 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
52 
ii 
of them up incline of 6°. 
Advanced the gun up incline31yds. 
// 21st, Monday . 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
62 
it 
Advanced the gun 73 yds. up in¬ 
n 22nd, Tuesday. 
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
52 
50 
Skid. 
cline of 7° to 10° ; turned the 
corner of gas house. 
Advanced the gun 172 yds. up 
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 
54 
3' x 3" x 3", 1 
incline of 3°. 
n 23rd, Wednesday.. 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
63 
Skids. 
Advanced the gun 200 yds. up 
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 
52 
3' x 9" x 3", 1 
incline of from 3° to 4°. 
a 24th, Thursday ... 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
52 
3' x 6" x 6", 2 
Scotches. 
Advanced the gun 184 yds', up 
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 
55 
Medium, 4 
incline of from 5° to 7°. 
ii 25th, Friday . 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
53 
Small, 2 
Skids. 
Advanced the gun 171 yds., 
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 
53 
3' x 9" x 6", 1 
turned the corner of Capauchin 
n 26th, Saturday ... 
9 a.m. 10‘30 a.m. 
53 
3' x 9" x 3", 1 
Scotches. 
Large, 2 
Small, 2 
n 
convent ; incline of from 2° to 
4°. 
Advanced the gun 39 yds. of 1^° 
n 28th, Monday. 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
53 
Scotches. 
incline. 
Advanced the gun 264 yds. 
a 29th, Tuesday. 
1 p.m. 6 p.m. 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
53 
67 
Large, 2 
Skids. 
Advanced the gun 369 yds. 
1 p.m. 6 p.m. 
68 
3' x 9" x 3", 3 
down incline from 1° to 4°. 
» 30th, Wednesday.. 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
57 
3' x 4" x 4", 2 
3 ' x 3" x 3", 2 
Advanced the gun 143yds. down 
a 31st, Thursday ... 
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
54 
54 
// 
incline from 2° to 10°, up in¬ 
cline from 2° to 6°. 
Advanced the gun 130 yds. 
Feb. 1st, Friday . 
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 
9 a.m. 1 p.m. 
54 
53 
Skids. 
Advanced the gun 53 yds.; 
1 p.m. 5 p.m. 
50 
3' x 9" x 3", 2 
entered Fort San Rocco ; dis¬ 
mounted gun off the sleigh. 
The gun is now supported on 
skids 3 yds. in rear of racers in 
No. 2 Emplacement. 
3' x 4" x 4", 1 
3' x S'' x 3", 3 
R. PIERCE, Master-Gunner R.A. 
The Officer Comdg . R.A., D. RADCLIFFE, Lieut. R.A., 
Cottonera, In Charge of Operations , 
