50 3 6 49 3 5 49 0 6 Captured at Tripoli. From 1 to 17, inclusive, are medium 32 pounders; all have raised vent fields for locks; breech rings, and have trunnions in the centre, except Nos. 1 and 6, which have trunnions below the centre. Nos. 10 and 11 have no breech ring, or have had them broken off. All are American manufacture. See objections to medium 32 pounders, page 57. From 1 to 7, inclusive, are long 18 pounders; all have raised vent fields for locks, and have breech rings. Nos. 1 and 2 have trunnions below the centre, and are English manufacture. Nos. 3 to 7, inclusive, have trunnions in the centre, and are American manufacture. See remarks on 18 pounders at page 99. From 1 to 13, inclusive, are ship 18 pounders; all have raised vent fields for locks; no breech rings, and trunnions below the centre. All are English crown guns, except Nos. 2 & 3, which are American. No. 2 has breech ring broken off. Nos. 1 and 3 have breech rings. See general remarks against light guns. do do From 1 to 15, inclusive, are ship 12 pounders; all have raised vent fields for locks; no breech rings, and have trunnions below the centre. Are English crown guns. Nos. 16 and 17 are ship 12 pounders; have raised vent fields, bored for locks; have breech rings, and have trunnions below the centre; are English crown guns. The muzzles of these guns have been reduced, by turning them down to carronade shape. From 18 to 28, inclusive, are ship 12 pounders; all have raised vent fields for locks, and have trunnions below the centre. From 18 to 32, inclusive, have breech rings. From 32 to 38, inclusive, no breech rings. To 32, make doubtful; from 33 to 38, inclusive, are English crown guns. These guns are mounted as a saluting battery, and are not fit for much else, being of very irregular bore. |