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Carronade

A carronade is a short, smoothbore, cast-iron naval cannon. It was first produced by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, and, all in all, counting all nations, was used from the last quarter of the 18th century to the mid-19th century. The first navy to use carronades was the Royal Navy. When this new weapon proved its efficiency…

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Designed
1778
Designer
Robert Melville
In service
1778–1881
Manufacturer
Carron Company
Mass
12–18 pounders
Place of origin
United Kingdom

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Carronade

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related to References · 50
Carronade → ABC-Clio, Accession, Archived May, Artillery, Bentley, Brian, Britain, Cambridge University Press, Chamier, Chisholm, Conway Maritime Press, Declaration, Encyclopædia Britannica, France In, Frederick, From, George IV, Great Britain, Hugh, ISBN
related to Early use · 23
Carronade → American, American Revolutionary War, Battle, British, Bucentaure, Bucentaure's, Carron Company, Carronades, December, Finkastre, French, Henry Trollope, HMS Rainbow, HMS Victory, However, Hébé, Lord Sandwich, Précieuse, September, The French
related to Range · 22
Carronade → Battle, But, Carron Company, Carronades, Chile, Despite, English, For, HMS Cherub, HMS Phoebe, If, In, March, Pitch, The, The Victory's, There, Typical, USS Essex, Valparaiso
related to Ordnance · 12
Carronade → Americans, Ballahoo, Battle, British, Carronades, Cuckoo-class, Finally, First, For, Lake Borgne, Second, The
related to Decline · 10
Carronade → Captain David Porter, China, Co, First Opium War, In, Jardine, Matheson, Qing, Royal Navy, USS Essex
related to history · 10
Carronade → Carron, Carron Company, Charles Gascoigne, In, It, Its, Lieutenant General Robert Melville, Single, The, The Carron Company
related to Design · 4
Carronade → Carronades, In, The, This
related to Theory of design · 3
Carronade → Production, Simplifying, The
Designed · 1
Carronade → 1778
Designer · 1
Carronade → Robert Melville

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CarronadeDesigned17781.00infobox
CarronadeDesignerRobert Melville1.00infobox
CarronadeIn service1778–18811.00infobox
CarronadeManufacturerCarron Company1.00infobox
CarronadeMass12–18 pounders1.00infobox
CarronadePlace of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
CarronadeTypeNaval gun1.00infobox
CarronadeUsed byBritish Empire France Spain Denmark-Norway Republic of Texas Two Sicilies1.00infobox
CarronadeWarsAmerican Revolutionary War, French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars, War of 1812, American Civil War, First Boer War1.00infobox
Carronadeis ashort0.90text
those of Franceinstance ofother navies0.80text
Spain adopted it progressively in the late 18th Centuryinstance ofother navies0.80text

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