| Muzzle Loading
Artillery
| Designation |
Bore |
Type |
Length
(calibres) |
Weight |
Projectile
Weight |
Muzzle
Velocity
(f/s) |
Used
by the Royal Navy |
Used
by the British Army |
Notes
|
| 17.72" RML |
17.72" |
RML |
20.5 |
100 tons |
2500 lbs. |
1724 |
- |
x |
Armstrong's (Elswick).
Introduced into service 1878. Four were used
as Coastal Defence Guns on Malta and Gibraltar.
|
| 16"
RML Mk.I |
16" |
RML |
18 |
81 tons |
1684 lbs. |
1590 |
x |
- |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Introduced into service 1878. Used aboard HMS Inflexible. Two were used as Coastal Defence Guns at Dover, where they were
installed in a turret.
|
| 13" Mortar |
13" |
SBML |
- |
1 ton 18 cwt. |
207 lbs. |
- |
- |
x |
-
|
| 12.5"
RML Mk.I |
12.5" |
RML |
16 |
38 tons |
810 lbs. |
1575 |
x |
x |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Introduced into service 1875. Used aboard HMS Dreadnought, HMS Agamemnon,
and HMS Ajax. Used by the Army as a Coastal
Defence Gun.
|
| 12" RML Mk.II |
12" |
RML |
12 |
25 tons |
609 lbs. |
1288 |
x |
- |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Introduced into service 1870. Used aboard HMS Monarch, HMS Captain, HMS Glatton,
HMS Hotspur, HMS Devastation, HMS Thunderer, and HMS Neptune.
|
| 12" RML Mk.I |
12" |
RML |
13.5 |
35 tons |
707 lbs. |
1390 |
x |
- |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Introduced into service 1871. Used aboard HMS Belleisle and HMS Orion.
|
| 11"
RML Mk.II |
11" |
RML |
12 |
25 tons |
544 lbs. |
1314 |
x |
x |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Introduced into service 1867. Used aboard HMS Alexandra and HMS Temeraire. Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 156 pdr. |
10.5" |
SBML |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
- |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich). Used aboard
HMS Royal
Sovereign.
|
| 10" RML
Mk.I and Mk.II |
10" |
RML |
14.5 |
18 tons |
406 lbs. |
1379 |
x |
x |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Introduced into service 1868. Used aboard HMS Sultan, HMS Hercules, HMS Alexandra,
HMS Temeraire, HMS Superb, HMS Cerberus, HMS Magdala, HMS Abyssinia, HMS Rupert,
HMS Cyclops, HMS Gorgon, HMS Hecate, HMS Hydra, HMS Shannon, HMS Nelson, and
HMS Northumberland.
Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 10" Shell Gun 84
cwt, 85 cwt, and 86 cwt. |
10" |
SBML |
- |
4 tons 4 cwt., 4 tons 5 cwt.
and 4 tons 6 cwt. |
84 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
Used aboard HMS Ajax,
HMS Blenheim, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Hogue, HMS Cornwallis, HMS Hastings, HMS Hawke,
HMS Pembroke, HMS Russell, HMS Mersey, and HMS Orlando.
|
| 100 pdr. 'Somerset' |
9.5" |
SBML |
- |
6 tons 10 cwt. |
100 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
Armstrong's (Elswick). Used aboard
HMS Achilles, HMS Prince Consort, HMS Caledonia, HMS Research, HMS Enterprise, and
HMS Favourite.
|
| 9" RML Mk. IV |
9" |
RML |
14 |
12 tons 10 cwt. |
253 lbs. |
1440 |
x |
x |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Introduced into service 1865. Used aboard HMS Achilles, HMS Minotaur, HMS Agincourt,
HMS Northumberland, HMS Prince
Consort, HMS Royal Alfred, HMS Lord Clyde, HMS Lord Warden, HMS Bellerophon,
HMS Audacious, HMS Invincible, HMS Iron Duke, HMS Vanguard, HMS Sultan, HMS
Swiftsure, HMS Triumph, HMS Hercules, HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Prince
Albert, HMS Scorpion, HMS Wivern, HMS Neptune, HMS Shannon, HMS Nelson,
and HMS Northumberland. Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun at Cliffe Fort
(Thames) and Plymouth.
|
| 9" RML High Angle
Coastal Defence Gun Mk.6 |
9" |
RML |
13.8 |
29 tons 5 cwt. |
360 lbs. |
- |
- |
x |
Introduced into service
1888. Converted from
9" RML Mk.IV. Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 68
pdr. 112 cwt. |
8.12" |
SBML |
16 |
5 tons 12 cwt. |
68 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
-
|
| 68
pdr. 95 cwt. |
8.12" |
SBML |
14.8 |
4 tons 15 cwt. |
68 lbs. |
1580 |
x |
- |
Used aboard HMS
Victoria, HMS Howe, HMS Saint Jean D'Acre, HMS Conqueror, HMS Donegal, HMS
Duncan, HMS Gibraltar, HMS Agamemnon, HMS James Watt, HMS Victor Emmanuel,
HMS Edgar, HMS Hero, HMS Renown, HMS Revenge, HMS Atlas, HMS Anson, HMS Defiance,
HMS Duke of Wellington, HMS Marlborough, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Royal Albert,
HMS Windsor Castle, HMS Orion, HMS Hood, HMS Caesar, HMS Algiers, HMS Princess Royal,
HMS Hannibal, HMS Rodney, HMS Nile, HMS London, HMS Nelson, HMS Prince Regent,
HMS Royal George, HMS Saint George, HMS Royal William, HMS Neptune, HMS Waterloo,
HMS Trafalgar, HMS Albion, HMS Aboukir, HMS Exmouth, HMS Queen, HMS Frederick William,
HMS Bombay, HMS Ajax, HMS Blenheim, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Hogue, HMS Cornwallis,
HMS Hastings, HMS Hawke, HMS Pembroke, HMS Russell, HMS Mersey, HMS Orlando,
HMS Warrior, HMS Black Prince, HMS Defence, HMS Resistance, HMS Hector, HMS
Achilles, HMS Prince Consort, HMS Caledonia, and HMS Royal Oak.
|
| 68
pdr. 88 cwt. |
8.12" |
SBML |
14 |
4 tons 8 cwt. |
68 lbs. |
1580 |
x |
- |
-
|
| 8" Shell Gun 65
cwt. |
8.05" |
SBML |
13.4 |
3 tons 5 cwt. |
56 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
Used aboard HMS Victoria,
HMS Howe, HMS Saint Jean D'Acre, HMS Conqueror, HMS Donegal, HMS Duncan, HMS
Gibraltar, HMS Agamemnon, HMS James Watt, HMS Victor Emmanuel, HMS Edgar, HMS
Hero, HMS Renown, HMS Revenge, HMS Atlas, HMS Anson, HMS Defiance, HMS Duke of Wellington,
HMS Marlborough, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Royal Albert, HMS Windsor Castle,
HMS Orion, HMS Hood, HMS Caesar, HMS Algiers, HMS Princess Royal, HMS Hannibal,
HMS Rodney, HMS Nile, HMS London, HMS Nelson, HMS Prince Regent, HMS Royal George,
HMS Saint George, HMS Royal William, HMS Neptune, HMS Waterloo, HMS Trafalgar,
HMS Albion, HMS Aboukir, HMS Exmouth, HMS Queen, HMS Frederick William, HMS
Cressy, HMS Goliath, HMS Collingwood, HMS Centurion, HMS Mars, HMS Lion, HMS
Majestic, HMS Meeanee, HMS Colossus, HMS Brunswick, HMS Irresistible, HMS Bombay,
HMS Cornwallis, HMS Hastings, HMS Hawke, HMS Pembroke, and HMS Russell.
|
| 8" Shell Gun
60 cwt. |
8.05" |
SBML |
13.1 |
3 tons |
56 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
-
|
| 8" Shell Gun 52
cwt. |
8.05" |
SBML |
11.9 |
2 tons 12 cwt. |
56 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
Used aboard HMS Goliath,
HMS Collingwood, HMS Centurion, HMS Mars, HMS Lion, HMS Majestic, HMS Meeanee,
HMS Colossus, HMS Brunswick, HMS Irresistible, HMS Sans
Pareil, HMS Ajax, HMS Blenheim, HMS Edinburgh, and HMS Hogue.
|
| 8" Shell Gun
50
cwt. |
8.05" |
SBML |
10 |
2 tons 10 cwt. |
56 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
-
|
| 8" Mortar |
- |
SBML |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Standard Army Heavy Field Mortar
during the 1850s and 1860s.
|
| 8" RML Mk.III |
8" |
RML |
15 |
9 tons |
174 lbs. |
1384 |
x |
- |
Introduced into service
1866. Used aboard HMS Warrior, HMS Black Prince, HMS Defence, HMS Resistance,
HMS Hector, HMS Valiant, HMS Achilles, HMS Northumberland, HMS Prince Consort,
HMS Caledonia, HMS Ocean, HMS Royal Oak, HMS Repulse, HMS Lord Clyde, HMS Lord
Warden, HMS Pallas, and HMS Penelope.
|
| 8" Howitzer 70
cwt. Mk.I and Mk.II |
8" |
RML |
- |
3 tons 10 cwt. |
- |
- |
- |
x |
-
|
| 8" Howitzer 46
cwt. Mk.I |
8" |
RML |
- |
2 tons 6 cwt. |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Introduced into service
1872.
|
| 56 pdr.
98 cwt. |
7.65" |
SBML |
17.3 |
4 tons 18 cwt. |
56 lbs. |
1561 |
x |
- |
-
|
| 56 pdr.
87 cwt. |
7.65" |
SBML |
15.7 |
4 tons 11 cwt. |
56 lbs. |
1561 |
x |
- |
-
|
| 7"
RML Mk.III |
7" |
RML |
18 |
7 tons |
112 lbs. |
1561 |
- |
x |
Used by the Army as a Coastal
Defence Gun.
|
| 7" RML Mk.III |
7" |
RML |
16 |
6 tons 10 cwt. |
112 lbs. |
1325 |
x |
- |
Introduced into service
1865. Used aboard HMS Warrior, HMS Black Prince, HMS Defence, HMS Resistance,
HMS Hector, HMS Valiant, HMS Achilles, HMS Minotaur, HMS Agincourt, HMS Northumberland,
HMS Prince Consort, HMS Caledonia, HMS Ocean, HMS Royal Oak, HMS Royal Alfred,
HMS Research, HMS Enterprise, HMS Favourite, HMS Zealous, HMS Lord Clyde, HMS
Lord Warden, HMS Pallas, HMS Bellerophon, HMS Hercules, HMS Monarch,
and HMS Captain.
|
| 7" RML |
7" |
RML |
- |
4 tons 10 cwt. |
- |
- |
x |
- |
-
|
| 6.6" Howitzer 36
cwt. Mk.I and Mk. II |
6.6" |
RML |
12 |
1 ton 16 cwt. |
110 lbs. |
- |
- |
x |
Introduced into service
1880.
|
| 64
pdr. 71 cwt. |
6.3" |
RML |
15.5 |
3 tons 11 cwt. |
64 lbs. |
1125 |
x |
x |
Converted 8" Shell Gun.
Used aboard HMS Favourite, HMS Hotspur, and HMS Rupert. Used by the Army as a
Coastal Defence and Siege Gun.
|
| 64
pdr. 58 cwt. |
6.3" |
RML |
15.5 |
2 tons 18 cwt. |
64 lbs. |
1125 |
x |
x |
Converted 32 pdr. 58 cwt.. Used
by the Army as a Coastal Defence and Siege Gun.
|
| 6.3" Howitzer 18
cwt. |
6.3" |
RML |
- |
18 cwt. |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Introduced into service
1878. Standard Army Heavy
Field Howitzer during the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s.
|
| 42 pdr. 84
cwt. |
6.97" |
SBML |
17.2 |
4 tons 4 cwt. |
42 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
-
|
| 42 pdr. 75
cwt. |
6.97" |
SBML |
17.2 |
3 tons 15 cwt. |
42 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
-
|
| 42 pdr. 67
cwt. |
6.97" |
SBML |
16.4 |
3 tons 7 cwt. |
42 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
-
|
| 40
pdr. RML Mk.II |
- |
RML |
- |
- |
40 lbs. |
- |
- |
x |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
|
| 40 pdr. RML
Mk.I |
- |
RML |
- |
- |
40 lbs. |
- |
- |
x |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Introduced into service 1871.
|
| 32
pdr. 58 cwt. |
6.41" |
SBML |
17.8 |
2 tons 18
cwt. |
32 lbs. |
- |
x |
x |
Used aboard HMS Victoria,
HMS Howe, HMS Saint Jean D'Acre, HMS Conqueror, HMS Donegal, HMS Duncan, HMS
Gibraltar, HMS Agamemnon, HMS James Watt, HMS Victor Emmanuel, HMS Edgar, HMS
Hero, HMS Renown, HMS Revenge, HMS Atlas, HMS Anson, HMS Defiance, HMS Duke of Wellington,
HMS Marlborough, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Royal Albert, HMS Windsor Castle,
HMS Orion, HMS Hood, HMS Caesar, HMS Algiers, HMS Princess Royal, HMS Hannibal,
HMS Rodney, HMS Nile, HMS London, HMS Nelson, HMS Prince Regent, HMS Royal George,
HMS Saint George, HMS Royal William, HMS Neptune, HMS Waterloo, HMS Trafalgar,
HMS Albion, HMS Aboukir, HMS Exmouth, HMS Queen, HMS Frederick William, HMS
Cressy, HMS Goliath, HMS Collingwood, HMS Centurion, HMS Mars, HMS Lion, HMS
Majestic, HMS Meeanee, HMS Colossus, HMS Brunswick, HMS Irresistible, HMS Bombay,
HMS Sans Pareil, HMS Ajax, HMS Blenheim, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Hogue, HMS Cornwallis,
HMS Hastings, HMS Hawke, HMS Pembroke, and HMS Russell.
Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 32
pdr. 56 cwt. |
6.41" |
SBML |
17.8 |
2 tons 16 cwt. |
32 lbs. |
- |
x |
x |
Used aboard HMS Victoria,
HMS Howe, HMS Saint Jean D'Acre, HMS Conqueror, HMS Donegal, HMS Duncan, HMS
Gibraltar, HMS Agamemnon, HMS James Watt, HMS Victor Emmanuel, HMS Edgar, HMS
Hero, HMS Renown, HMS Revenge, HMS Atlas, HMS Anson, HMS Defiance, HMS Duke of Wellington,
HMS Marlborough, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Royal Albert, HMS Windsor Castle,
HMS Orion, HMS Hood, HMS Caesar, HMS Algiers, HMS Princess Royal, HMS Hannibal,
HMS Rodney, HMS Nile, HMS London, HMS Nelson, HMS Prince Regent, HMS Royal George,
HMS Saint George, HMS Royal William, HMS Neptune, HMS Waterloo, HMS Trafalgar,
HMS Albion, HMS Aboukir, HMS Exmouth, HMS Queen, HMS Frederick William, HMS
Cressy, HMS Goliath, HMS Collingwood, HMS Centurion, HMS Mars, HMS Lion, HMS
Majestic, HMS Meeanee, HMS Colossus, HMS Brunswick, HMS Irresistible, HMS Bombay,
HMS Sans Pareil, HMS Ajax, HMS Blenheim, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Hogue, HMS Cornwallis,
HMS Hastings, HMS Hawke, HMS Pembroke, and HMS Russell.
Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 32 pdr. 50
cwt. |
6.375" |
SBML |
16.9 |
2 tons 10 cwt. |
32 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
-
|
| 32
pdr. 45 cwt. |
6.35" |
SBML |
16 |
2 tons 5
cwt. |
32 lbs. |
- |
x |
x |
Used aboard HMS Victoria,
HMS Howe, HMS Saint Jean D'Acre, HMS Conqueror, HMS Donegal, HMS Duncan, HMS
Gibraltar, HMS Agamemnon, HMS James Watt, HMS Victor Emmanuel, HMS Edgar, HMS
Hero, HMS Renown, HMS Revenge, HMS Atlas, HMS Anson, HMS Defiance, HMS Duke of Wellington,
HMS Marlborough, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Royal Albert, HMS Windsor Castle,
HMS Orion, HMS Hood, HMS Caesar, HMS Algiers, HMS Princess Royal, HMS Hannibal,
HMS Rodney, HMS Nile, HMS London, HMS Nelson, HMS Prince Regent, HMS Royal George,
HMS Saint George, HMS Royal William, HMS Neptune, HMS Waterloo, HMS Trafalgar,
HMS Albion, HMS Aboukir, HMS Exmouth, HMS Queen, HMS Frederick William, HMS
Cressy, HMS Goliath, HMS Collingwood, HMS Centurion, HMS Mars, HMS Lion, HMS
Majestic, HMS Meeanee, HMS Colossus, HMS Brunswick, HMS Irresistible, HMS Bombay, and
HMS Sans Pareil. Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 32
pdr. 42 cwt. |
6.35" |
SBML |
15.1 |
2 tons 2 cwt. |
32 lbs. |
- |
x |
x |
Used aboard HMS Victoria,
HMS Howe, HMS Saint Jean D'Acre, HMS Conqueror, HMS Donegal, HMS Duncan, HMS
Gibraltar, HMS Agamemnon, HMS James Watt, HMS Victor Emmanuel, HMS Edgar, HMS
Hero, HMS Renown, HMS Revenge, HMS Atlas, HMS Anson, HMS Defiance, HMS Duke of Wellington,
HMS Marlborough, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Royal Albert, HMS Windsor Castle,
HMS Orion, HMS Hood, HMS Caesar, HMS Algiers, HMS Princess Royal, HMS Hannibal,
HMS Rodney, HMS Nile, HMS London, HMS Nelson, HMS Prince Regent, HMS Royal George,
HMS Saint George, HMS Royal William, HMS Neptune, HMS Waterloo, HMS Trafalgar,
HMS Albion, HMS Aboukir, HMS Exmouth, HMS Queen, HMS Frederick William, HMS
Cressy, HMS Goliath, HMS Collingwood, HMS Centurion, HMS Mars, HMS Lion, HMS
Majestic, HMS Meeanee, HMS Colossus, HMS Brunswick, HMS Irresistible, HMS Bombay, and
HMS Sans Pareil. Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 32
pdr. 25 cwt. |
6.3" |
SBML |
11.4 |
1 ton 5 cwt. |
32 lbs. |
- |
x |
- |
Used aboard HMS Duke of
Wellington, HMS Marlborough, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Prince Regent, HMS Royal
George, and HMS Sans Pareil
|
| 25 pdr. 18 cwt. |
- |
RML |
- |
18 cwt. |
25 lbs. |
- |
- |
x |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Introduced into service 1874. Standard Army
Siege Gun during the 1870s.
|
| 24
pdr. Howitzer |
- |
SBML |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
x |
Used by the Royal Navy aboard
the shallow-draught steam gunboats built to support inshore operations during the Russian
War (1854 - 1856). Standard Army Field Howitzer Gun during the 1850s.
|
| 24
pdr. |
- |
SBML |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
x |
Used by the Royal Navy
aboard many different warships. Used by the Army as a Coastal Defence Gun.
|
| 18 pdr. |
- |
SBML |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Standard Army Heavy Field Gun
during the 1850s.
|
| 16 pdr. 12 cwt. |
- |
RML |
- |
12 cwt. |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Introduced into service
1871. Standard Army Field
Gun during the 1870s.
|
| 13 pdr. 8 cwt. |
- |
RML |
- |
8 cwt. |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Royal Gun Factory (Woolwich).
Introduced into service 1877. Standard Army
Horse Artillery and Field Gun during the 1880s.
|
| 12 pdr. |
3" |
SBML |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Standard Army Horse Artillery
Gun during the 1850s.
|
| 12 pdr. Howitzer |
- |
SBML |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Standard Army Mountain Howitzer
during the 1850s.
|
| 9 pdr. |
- |
SBML |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Standard Army Field Gun during
the 1850s.
|
| 9
pdr. 8 cwt. |
- |
RML |
- |
8 cwt. |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Introduced into service
1871. Standard Army Horse
Artillery and Field Gun during the early 1870s.
|
| 9
pdr. 6 cwt. |
- |
RML |
- |
6 cwt. |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Introduced into service
1874. Standard Army Horse
Artillery and Field Gun during the late 1870s.
|
| 7
pdr. |
3" |
RML |
- |
3.4 cwt. |
- |
- |
x |
x |
Standard Army Mountain Gun
during the 1870s. It was also used by the Royal Navy as a Landing Gun until the 1900s.
|
| 7
pdr. (The Screw Gun) |
2.5" |
JRML |
- |
3.6 cwt. |
7 lbs. |
- |
- |
x |
Standard Army Mountain Gun
during the 1880s and 1890s. The famous Screw Gun.
|
| 6
pdr. |
- |
SBML |
- |
- |
- |
1600 |
- |
x |
Standard Army Horse Artillery
Gun during the 1850s.
|
| 3 pdr. |
2.9" |
SBML |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Standard Army Mountain Gun
during the 1850s.
|
Key
| BL |
= |
Breech Loading Gun |
| cwt. |
= |
Hundredweight (112 lbs.) |
| f/s |
= |
feet per second |
| JBL |
= |
Jointed Breech Loading Gun |
| JRML |
= |
Jointed Rifled Muzzle Loading Gun |
| lbs. |
= |
pound |
| Mk. |
= |
Mark |
| pdr. |
= |
pounder |
| QF |
= |
Quick Firing Gun |
| QFC |
= |
Quick Firing Gun converted from a Breech Loading Gun |
| RML |
= |
Rifled Muzzle Loading Gun |
| SBBL |
= |
Smooth Bore Breech Loading Gun |
| SBML |
= |
Smooth Bore Muzzle Loading Gun |
| ton |
= |
20 cwt. or 2240 lbs. |
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Robert George Cordery (2005)
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