A carronade is a short, smoothbore, cast-iron cannon which was used by the Royal Navy. It was first produced by the Carron Company , an ironworks in Falkirk , Scotland , and was used from …

2019年1月6日 · While few warships from the Age of Sail could withstand the fury of a Royal Navy broadside, Britain’s real secret weapon was the carronade — a stubby, barrel-sized deck gun …

Introduced in the U.S. Navy at the beginning of the 19th century, the carronade saw extensive service in American warships during the War of 1812. The Carron Company in Scotland had …

The carronade is a short smoothbore, cast iron cannon, which was used by the Royal Navy and first produced by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, UK. It was used from …

The carronade has been described as a "very short, light, carriage gun of relatively large bore, made to take a standard size of long-gun shot and project it, by means of a small charge of …

2023年2月22日 · A carronade is a short-range, smooth-bore, cast-iron cannon used by the Royal Navy from the mid-18th century to mid-19th century. It was designed to serve as a powerful …

2019年3月25日 · The carronade was the invention of General Robert Melville. He was an artillery officer with a keen interest in scientific improvement. In the 1750s he was investigating how …

2024年12月23日 · A carronade cast for the US Navy in 1820 and carried aboard the ship of the line USS Columbus is displayed at Fort Macon on Bogue Banks near Beaufort, North Carolina. …

The 6-Pounder Carronade was a type of short-barreled naval cannon developed in the late 18th century by the Carron Iron Works in Scotland. Unlike traditional long guns, the carronade was …

carronade could be manned by a smaller gun crew, usually six or eight men for a 32-pounder, as compared to a 14-man crew for a 32-pounder long gun. During emergencies a carronade …