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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OE 
Table IV. 
Report of Practice. Shoeburyness, 4th Sept., 1862. 
Barometer, 29*8 in. 
Wind,—East, 3 to 4 in gusts. 
Direction of wind 
§ 
Projectile. 
Deflection. 
2 
CM 
o 
6 
£ 
.o 
1 
& 
P 
Nature. 
Mean 
weight 
Time of 
flight. 
Range. 
Left. 
Right. 
Remarks. 
o 
lbs. 
sec. 
vds. 
yds. 
yds. 
1 
2 
r 
41 
not obs. 
1025 
1- 
2 
3 
55 
Service shot. 
... 
3-4 
3-4 
1099 
1231 
... 
1-2 
•8 
4 
55 
L 
3-4 
1088 
•8 
5 
55 
r 
40*75 
3-6 
1102 
i-4 
6 
55 
+5 Centre of gravity \ 
M| 
3-6 
1078 
•8 
7 
55 
Ji towards base. 1 
3-6 
1103 
1- 
8 
55 
“ ( 
3-7 
1012 
1-6 
9 
•i f 
... 
3-4 
1014 
2-4 
10 
^ Centre of gravity \ 
not obs. 
1026 
1-4 
11 
55 
so towards point. 1 
... 
3-7 
1068 
3-2 
12 
55 
3-7 
1132 
2-8 
/ Elev. screw broke. 
13 
5 
r 
41 
6-7 
2153 
• •• 
6-6 
14 
15 
55 
55 
Service shot.< 
*** 
6-6 
6-6 
2211 
2122 
... 
7-2 
5-6 
16 
55 
L 
6-9 
2177 
8 
17 
55 
c 
40-75 
6-3 
1710 
6-2 
18 
55 
Centre of gravity J 
... 
6-3 
1732 
• •• 
6-4 
\ 
19 
55 
J§ towards base. ) 
• •• 
6-6 
1815 
line 
20 
55 
* ( 
... 
6-2 
1691 
5 
21 
55 
•s r 
6-5 
1739 
•2 
22 
55 
^ Centre of gravity ) 
6-6 
1774 
... 
1-4 
/ 
23 
50 towards point. 1 
... 
6-4 
1775 
3-2 
/ 
24 
55 
6-3 
1658 
io 
25 
26 
10 
55 
Service shot.| 
41 
11-8 
12-1 
3639 
3649 
25 
26 
27 
55 
^ Centre of gravity ( 
40-75 
not obs. 
2650 
46 
/ 
28 
j, 
‘3 "S towards base. \ 
11-8 
2512 
... 
97 
/ 
29 
30 
55 
55 
p/g Centre of gravity C 
m towards point. \ 
... 
not obs. 
not obs. 
2718 
2474 
9 
27- 
... 
| Sunk in sand. 
The gun was fitted with old pattern sights, and a constant deflection of 8' 
right was given throughout the practice, so that the axis of the gun pointed 
along the range. 
