. The battle of Mobile Bay, and the capture of forts Powell, Gaines and Morgan, by the combined sea and land forces of the United States under the command of Rear-Admiral David Glasgow Farragut and Major-General Gordon Granger, August, 1864. 26,103 8 370 1,700 1,495 26,385 9 350 1,700 1,518 27,203 10 370 1,700 1,523 11 360 1,700 1,519 27,239 12 360 1,700 1,518 27,203 13 370 1,519 27,239 14 370 1,700 1,517 27,168 service powder-charge is three hundred and seventypounds of inch powder. The weight of the projectil
. The battle of Mobile Bay, and the capture of forts Powell, Gaines and Morgan, by the combined sea and land forces of the United States under the command of Rear-Admiral David Glasgow Farragut and Major-General Gordon Granger, August, 1864. 26,103 8 370 1,700 1,495 26,385 9 350 1,700 1,518 27,203 10 370 1,700 1,523 11 360 1,700 1,519 27,239 12 360 1,700 1,518 27,203 13 370 1,519 27,239 14 370 1,700 1,517 27,168 service powder-charge is three hundred and seventypounds of inch powder. The weight of the projectilefor the service-shell is one thousand seven hundredpounds, and the bursting charge about one hundredpounds of powder. The details of the series of proof- 136 THE BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY. trials at Woolwich, also the tests at Shoeburyness, havebeen widely published. Still, for reference, it is believedadvisable to give (p. 135) the results of the trials lastmade with the calibre of sixteen inches — that at whichthe gun is to be used in actual warfare. /f? « Ol I-OKT .M()U(;A\\ IA , SAliaST hill cdiiy of LhP Kll£riiiiS ri-iord( NAHi) . Kiief I\ CHArKiK MAY •???•••;ir f-x, 0 \ 1 / )Kii;xcK 01 Ioin ?• KXTHAXCK Ol MOillM-. IIAV: liyHiin:G(-n Kl, l.\(;).-. .\r(;isi i8(>i Ali-m- ccipy nl lllcKiinin -s K, (.. NAKl) . ^ I S .\IN CIIAUlil. l.(l\\i:H ,
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