Firing a nine inch RML (rifled muzzle loader) cannon at Middle North Battery, Simon's Town , South Africa.

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Firing a nine inch RML (rifled muzzle loader) cannon at Middle North Battery, Simon's Town , South Africa. The historic cannon was manufactured at the Royal Gun Factory, Woolwich, England in 1865. The occasion was the South African Navy Festival at Simon's Town on Sunday March 18th 2012. The cannon and was lovingly restored and fired by WO1 Harry Croom SAN .

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Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Simon's Town, South Africa
Photo credit: © Mike Wesson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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