Armstrong 110 Pounder Rifled Breech loading Gun on upper deck HMS Warrior, facing forward on the forecastle (fo'csle). Portsmouth Historic Dockyard UK


Armstrong 110 Pounder Rifled Breech loading Gun on the upper deck of HMS Warrior, facing forward, in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard / Historical Dockyards. UK. Reported number and location of these guns on HMS Warrior is listed as: 1 in bows; 1 in stern; 8 on gun deck 8 on gun deck. Calibre 7 inches / mm Weight of shell 109 lbs / kg Gunpowder charge 12 lbs / kg Maximum range miles / km When HMS Warrior was being armed the Armstrong 110 pounder RBL was still an experimental model, and was not a great success, being withdrawn in 1863. Launched in 1860, at a time of empire and Britain's dominance in trade and industry, HMS Warrior 1860 was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. (95)


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Location: Portsmouth. UK
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