Sujet

Captain Scott's naval gun carriage and slide, 1871. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Captain Scott's naval gun carriage and slide, 1871. Diagram of '...an 18-ton gun, mounted upon Captain R. Scott's patent broadside carriage, which has been adopted for all heavy naval guns... The arrangements for pointing and working the 18-ton gun are also applied to all heavy broadside guns, from 9 tons weight up to the single 25-ton gun mounted in the Hotspur. By these means two men can point with the greatest nicety either the 12-ton or the 18-ton gun in moderate weather; but in very rough weather four men are necessary for laying the larger gun with accuracy. The safe handling of these heavy guns in a seaway is secured by means of a powerful brake'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A70_128

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

12,6Mo (634,9Ko) / 31,1cm x 10,1cm / 3679 x 1196 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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