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Gun, 24pdr
Iron muzzleloading smoothbore 24-pdr gun mounted on iron garrison carriage. Calibre: 5.75in. Marks: '46' on left trunnion. 'C A B' on right trunnion. '24 arrow Pr' on carriage. Crown over George III on barrel. The 24-pdr gun was widely used at the time of the battle of Trafalgar but by 1850 had disappeared from the Royal Navy. Its range at point blank was 300 yards – at 10 degrees elevation about a mile.
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Object Details
| ID: | KTP0041 |
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| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Gun |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Brodie, A |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | 1786-1811 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1340 x 3200 x 1280 mm; 1010 mm x 1840 mm x 1280 mm |
| Parts: | Gun, 24pdr |