INSPECTION RETURN of Ordnance at the United Ship 12 pound. 4.600 6.6 5-10 1.1 5-10 7.9 6-103.11 4-101.4 9-10 1.4 8-10 2222 22 23 24 States Navy Yard at Gosport, Virginia. Weight. Remarks. Cwt. qr.lb. 38 0 0 49 2 12 22 2 9 22 3 0 Nos. 1 and 2, French ship 18 pounders; ill shaped, and roughly cast; large touch-holes and large bore; are unfit for the navy. No. 1 and 2 are French 24's, bored out to 32 pounders; ill shaped, and roughly cast; large bores, and unfit for the navy. No. 1, 2, and 3, are medium 18 pounders; are American 12 pounders rebored, and are unfit for the navy, only weighing about 22 cwt. From 1 to 13, inclusive, are long 32 pounders; all have raised vent fields for locks; have breech rings and have trunnions in the centre. American manufacture. 22 3 Nos. 1 and 2 are Congreve 24 pounders; have raised vent fields, bored for locks; have breech rings, and have trunnions below the centre; are English crown guns. See remarks against this description of guns at the Charlestown, Mass., navy yard, page 55. Nos. 1 and 2 are English long 12 pounders; have rais ed vent fields, bored for locks; no breech rings, and have trunnions below the centre. From 1 to 31, inclusive, are ship 18 pounders; all have raised vent fields, bored for locks; have breech rings, and trunnions below the centre. Are the Congress' armament. American manufacture. Roughly cast; honey-combed, and have large touch-holes; are unfit for the navy. |