This gun, from HMS Nelson, once stood in Queen's Park. It is now in the Clunes Museum. Made in 1847, the smaller 32 pounder guns on Nelson were originally Bloomfield Pattern 18 pounders. They were bored out to fire a 32 pound ball.
This gun, from HMS Nelson, once stood in Queen's Park. It is now in the Clunes Museum. Made in 1847, the smaller 32 pounder guns on Nelson were originally Bloomfield Pattern 18 pounders. They were bored out to fire a 32 pound ball. |
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