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.

Object Details

ID: KTP0041
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
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