Instructions for the exercise and service of Great Guns on board Her Majesty's ShipsStationery Office, 1843 - 64 pages |
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attend the Train-tackle attends Handspike axletree base-ring bolts Carriage Carronade Casts loose charge clear cock the Lock Coin Crew dispart distance duties Exercise extra Powdermen extreme training Fire flint-lock Forecastle fuze gives the word ground their Handspikes Guard-Slope swords Gun numbers Handspike-men assist haul taut hitch hooked laniard Larboard Left Rear-man line of metal lower deck Magazine MAJESTY'S SHIPS Match Midshipman motions necessary neck-ring oakum object odd number passed places his Handspike point-two Port position Powder primes Priming-wire Quarter-bolts rams home ready Rear Pivot-bolt recoil reserved Cartridge respective sides right hand right Rear-man Roller Handspike round round turns Second Captain shift Side-tackles shift the Side-tackle Ship Ship's side Shot and Wad Side-tackle-falls sight Spans Breeching Sponge and Load springs the Rammer Starboard stationary Powderman Stick Practice Stop the Vent tackle Tangent-sight Tompion traverses Traversing-tackle Trigger-line Vent-plug wipes the Lock Word of Command word Run Worm دو دو دو