1860 HMS Warrior deck guns, Portsmouth, England
1860 HMS Warrior deck guns, Portsmouth, England
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Go to Sailing Texas classifieds for current sailboats for sale We found several guns on the top deck, the main bow and stern guns were the most interesting because they could be rotated and moved to various positions. This is the bow gun. Notice the brass rings on the floor used to support the gun mount.
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The gun was mounted on a large carriage, which rested on these brass tracks attached to the deck. I'm standing in front of a small wheel, you can see the right one, so the gun could recoil without moving the carriage under it. I'm holding one of the handles to unscrew the breach. Of course one would not fire the gun in this position, as it would blow off the bowsprit, but it could be rotated to either side on this set of tracks. There are other tracks for even more possible fields of fire. |
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The stern gun was another big gun, also mounted on tracks. Much faster to turn just the gun than the whole ship. |
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The stern deck gun had these tracks to allow aiming to almost any angle. |
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Another view of the stern gun. |
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There were also a few side guns on deck like this one. Also breech loading but without the carraige and tracks. |
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This small breech loader was also on deck. |
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