Gunpowder — Naval Propellant

Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. 32-pounder on a truck carriage, gun deck.

Overview

The charge is already on 32-Pounder Naval Cannon. That gun used a 10 lb powder charge.¹

Charge and Misfire

This note covers that 32-pounder propellant use only. A saltpetre, charcoal, and sulfur recipe, and the powder mills, stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE.

Misfires came from damp powder or a faulty flint. Guns were cooled with wet sponges between shots.²

Sources

• @white2005nelson
• 32-Pounder Naval Cannon

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• 32-Pounder Naval Cannon
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Footnotes

1. Powder charge 10 lbs: 32-Pounder Naval Cannon specification table. ↩

2. Misfires from damp powder or faulty flint; guns cooled with wet sponges between shots: same note, Failure Modes. Do not invent a saltpetre, charcoal, and sulfur recipe, or the mills. ↩