32-pounder gun
The 32-pounder guns (and the French 30-pounders) were sets of heavy-caliber pieces of artillery mounted on warships in the last century of the Age of sail, during the 18th and early 19th centuries. It was usually the most powerful armament on a warship. The British version fired a 14.4 kilogram projectile at about 487 meters per second, for a muzzle energy of over 1.7 million joules. They were most famous being mounted on HMS Victory of the Royal Navy. Such a powerful gun with a large weight of shot posed serious damage to enemy ships.
| 32-pounder guns | |
|---|---|
32 pdr gun deck on HMS Victory | |
| Type | Naval gun |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Great Britain |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,270 - 3,200 kg |
| Length | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) – 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| Crew | 9 - 14 |
| Shell weight | 14.4 kg |
| Calibre | 6.3–6.41 in (160–163 mm) |
| Muzzle velocity | ~487 m/s |
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