TABLE A. 
SHOWING THE EFFECT OF CAST-IRON SHOT OF VARIOUS NATURES, ON IRON PLATES AND TARGETS. 
Nature and weight 
of projectile. 
Range 
Velocity 
at impact. 
Nature of gun. 
Plate or target. 
Remarks. 
VilOigO* 
m joius. 
At© SUlt« 
Nature. 
Weight. 
Rifled Gbits:—> 
Wall piece ...^ 
Cylindrical 
R.E. and F.E. 
oz. 
l; 
drms. 
10 
25 
f Two 4" plates riveted 1 
\ together. j 
4" plate. 
Through. 
M. I. 0-15". 
1141 
OZ. 
rioo 
1" plate. 1 
f Through. ") 
Cake copper.* 
Cylindrical, 
6 
12 
\ 60 
1"'5 „ [ 
3 I. 1-05". £ 
R. E. 
t « 
2".a „ J 
(. Through. ) 
service. 
Hi 
lbs. 
r l"-5 „ ■) 
C Through. ") 
H 
100 
1 2"- „ f 
\ 1.1-24". i 
„ 
(. »"* ,, ) 
(. Through. J 
24f 
34 
„ 
f 2"- „ ) 
l 24"- n j 
\ Through. 
) I. 1‘69". 
40 pr 
40 
5 
u 
3"* ,, 
I. 1-47". 
7" B. L. W. I. 
110 
14 
200 
{ 44" I 1 
i “Warrior” target, j 
{ L 2 i 6 <k } 
Target 44" iron, 18" of wood, 4th iron skin. 
Major 
Palliser’s 
138 
12 
n 
u 
I; 4-2". 
Shot broke up. 
chilled iron. 
110 
12 
64" plate. 
1.1-75". 
Shot broke up. 
X? 
Laboratory. 
Major 
u 
n 
I. 2-4". 
n 
9'22" M. L. W. I. 
259 
30* 
n 
“ Small plate ” target. 
Through. 
Shot broke up after penetration. 
Palliser’s 
f Target 6" plate on a compound backing of 
Cylindrical 
R. E. 
308 
35 
u 
“ Bellerophon” target. 
If 3-7". 
1096 
3 wood and iron 10" deep, and an iron skin 
(. 14" thick, in two f" plates. 
service. 
fit is stated in the record of this experi¬ 
ment that “ if the shield was exposed to 
45 
u 
“ Capt. Inglis’ ” shield. 
i. 2-". 
19.9,8 
J continued firing from such a gun, it must 
X.AuO 
j soon be destroyed.” 
Thickness of iron in shield 16", in three 
296 
35 
“ Small plate ” target. 
Hole 11" deep. 
(^thicknesses of 6". 
Target 64" iron and 27" of wood. 
Shooth-bobe Guns:— 
68-pr. C. I. 95cwt.. T ... 
Spherical 
66J 
16 
C 54" plate on side of 1 
\ wooden frigate. 0 ) 
( 44" plate on side of ) 
wooden frigate. 0 ) 
“ Warrior ” section. 
C M. 1.1-8". Single shot. 
1 Sh ? t 1 On same spot. 
(The thickness of timber in the side of 
\ ship is about 24 /7 . 
(. 6-25" Three shot j e 1 
C M. I. 2-25". 
0 Plates of A1 quality. 
4 Two shot on same spot through. 
u 
M. I. 2". 
Cylindrical 
R. E. 
Spherical 
117 
100 
10 
M.T. 3-9". 
1100 
Mr Mackay’s shot. 
9-22" W. I. 
25 
64" plate on frigate. 
I. 2-8". 
C Shot broke up. 
\ Target 8|" of iron, viz. 4|" outer plate, 
Dr Price’s 
pig iron. 
Royal 
Laboratory. 
Major 
Palliser’s 
103 
25 
n 
“ Scott Russell’s” target.f 
1.4". D. 9-5". 
3 three one inch plates, and f" skin. 
(.Armour plates of bad quality. 
1.3-85". D. 10-". 
11 
105 
“Lord Warden” target. 
( Penetrated armour plate, and to a depth ) 
\ of 10" into target. ) 
1448 
( Target 6" of iron, in two plates (44" x 14") 
( and 29" of wood. 
“ 
U 
r Two shot of this nature and weight, fired 
10-5" W. I. 
chilled iron. 
( Penetrated backing to a depth of 12"; hole 3 
3 with 40 lbs. charges, which struck close 
Spherical 
160 
50 
“Warrior” section. 
(.together, penetrated the target. 
\ in plate 11" diameter. ) 
“ Minotaur ” target. 
r Hole through target, splinters of iron and S 
Target, 54" plate, 9" wood and |ths skin. 
< wood driven through; hole in plate 13" > 
“ Capt. Inglis’ ” shield. 
(. diameter. J 
( Broke plank in half in front layer, and 3 
(. cracked the inner layer. J 
C Target 5" of iron, in two plates (3f" x 14") 
“ Scott Russell’s ” target. 
Through. 
f Penetrated to a depth of 11", hole in plate 3 
“ Chalmers’ ” target. 
3 a compound backing of wood and iron 104", 
(, 6" of timber and iron skin f". 
113"x12" j 
35 
M. I. 4-5" 
13 A/ W. I«-Horsfall gun ... 
2794 
744 
“ Scott Russell’s ” target. 
( Penetrated target; hole in plate 28" x 25", 3 
Initial 
1630 
On impact 
\ in skin 3 ft. square. . j 
C Penetrated to a depth of 12"; hole in 1 
( Shot made in Royal Laboratory of an im- 
// n> 
284 
. 
800 
“ Warrior ” section. 
1 plate 2' x I'll". j 
1299 
X proved quality of metal. 
IS' 7 Sea Service Morfcar 2? elevation. 
278 
20 
200 
M. I. 3-7". 
One 120-pr. M. L. W. I. R. ~) 
Three 7'^B. L. W. I. R. f- 
One 68-pr. S. B. C. I. ) 
Service shot. 
fil 
{ 5 } 
" 
“Warrior” target. 
(Striking close together, broke a hole3 
118" x 9" in the plate. ) 
Fired in salvo. 
