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class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Designer</th><td class="infobox-data">Royal Gun Factory</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Designed</th><td class="infobox-data">1865 (7 & 6½ ton)<br />1874 (90 cwt)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Arsenal" title="Royal Arsenal">Royal Arsenal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Unit cost</th><td class="infobox-data">£425<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Variants</th><td class="infobox-data">7 ton Mks I – IV<br />6½ ton Mks I – III<br />90 cwt</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" 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terms">Common</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shrapnel_shell" title="Shrapnel shell">Shrapnel</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />160 pounds (73 kg) double common shell</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Caliber" title="Caliber">Calibre</a></th><td class="infobox-data">7-inch (177.8 mm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">Muzzle velocity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">7 ton : 1,561 feet per second (476 m/s)<br />6½ ton : 1,525 feet per second (465 m/s)<br />90 cwt : 1,325 feet per second (404 m/s)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Maximum firing range</th><td class="infobox-data">5,500 yards (5,000 m)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>RML 7-inch guns</b> were various designs of medium-sized <a href="/wiki/Muzzle-loading_rifle" title="Muzzle-loading rifle">rifled muzzle-loading</a> guns used to arm small to medium-sized British warships in the late 19th century, and some were used ashore for coast defence. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_history">Design and history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RML_7-inch_gun&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Woolwich_rifling_diagram.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Woolwich_rifling_diagram.jpg/220px-Woolwich_rifling_diagram.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Woolwich_rifling_diagram.jpg/330px-Woolwich_rifling_diagram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Woolwich_rifling_diagram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="197" /></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">"Woolwich" <a href="/wiki/Rifling" title="Rifling">rifling</a> introduced in 1865</div></figcaption></figure> <p>These guns were the first to incorporate the new "Woolwich" <a href="/wiki/Rifling" title="Rifling">rifling</a> system, a modification of the French system, of from 3 – 9 broad shallow grooves after Britain abandoned the Armstrong "shunt" rifling system in May 1865 : "...M.L. 7 in (18 cm) guns in course of manufacture were rifled on this principle, upon which all of our heavy pieces since have been rifled. The 7 in (18 cm) referred to, and introduced into the service in 1865, were the first of the so-called Woolwich guns, which then meant "<i>wrought iron M.L. guns built up on Sir W. Armstrong's principle, improved upon by hooking the coils over one another, and having solid ended steel barrels, rifled on the system shown above, for studded projectiles</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All versions were constructed of a steel A tube surrounded by various numbers and thicknesses of <a href="/wiki/Wrought-iron" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrought-iron">wrought-iron</a> coils. Rifling was 3 grooves with a uniform 1 turn in 35 calibres i.e. in 245 in (620 cm).<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The diagrams below show the progression from the original expensive Armstrong construction in Mk I of multiple relatively thin coils, through to the simplified and cheaper Woolwich design of Mk III. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RML_7_inch_7_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The 4 Marks of 7 ton gun"><img alt="The 4 Marks of 7 ton gun" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/RML_7_inch_7_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg/74px-RML_7_inch_7_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg" decoding="async" width="74" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/RML_7_inch_7_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg/111px-RML_7_inch_7_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/RML_7_inch_7_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg/148px-RML_7_inch_7_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg 2x" data-file-width="778" data-file-height="1258" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">The 4 Marks of 7 ton gun</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RML_7_inch_6%C2%BD_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The 3 Marks of 6½ ton gun"><img alt="The 3 Marks of 6½ ton gun" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/RML_7_inch_6%C2%BD_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg/89px-RML_7_inch_6%C2%BD_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg" decoding="async" width="89" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/RML_7_inch_6%C2%BD_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg/134px-RML_7_inch_6%C2%BD_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/RML_7_inch_6%C2%BD_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg/178px-RML_7_inch_6%C2%BD_ton_gun_diagrams.jpg 2x" data-file-width="737" data-file-height="992" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">The 3 Marks of 6½ ton gun</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RML_7_inch_90_cwt_gun_diagrams.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="90 cwt gun"><img alt="90 cwt gun" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/RML_7_inch_90_cwt_gun_diagrams.jpg/180px-RML_7_inch_90_cwt_gun_diagrams.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/RML_7_inch_90_cwt_gun_diagrams.jpg/270px-RML_7_inch_90_cwt_gun_diagrams.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/RML_7_inch_90_cwt_gun_diagrams.jpg/360px-RML_7_inch_90_cwt_gun_diagrams.jpg 2x" data-file-width="914" data-file-height="357" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">90 cwt gun</div></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="RML_7-inch_7_ton_gun">RML 7-inch 7 ton gun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RML_7-inch_gun&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: RML 7-inch 7 ton gun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flat_Holm_Canon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flat_Holm_Canon.jpg/220px-Flat_Holm_Canon.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flat_Holm_Canon.jpg/330px-Flat_Holm_Canon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flat_Holm_Canon.jpg/440px-Flat_Holm_Canon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1196" data-file-height="730" /></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Remains of a 7-ton Mk III gun on <a href="/wiki/Flat_Holm" title="Flat Holm">Flat Holm</a> island, UK</div></figcaption></figure> <p>This was a coast defence gun introduced in 1865 to replace the failed <a href="/wiki/RBL_7-inch_Armstrong_gun" title="RBL 7-inch Armstrong gun">RBL 7-inch Armstrong gun</a>.Three marks were produced. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="RML_7-inch_6½_ton_gun"><span id="RML_7-inch_6.C2.BD_ton_gun"></span>RML 7-inch 6½ ton gun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RML_7-inch_gun&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: RML 7-inch 6½ ton gun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was a naval gun introduced in 1865 "...as a broadside or pivot gun for frigates, to replace the <a href="/wiki/RBL_7-inch_Armstrong_gun" title="RBL 7-inch Armstrong gun">7-inch B.L.</a> and <a href="/wiki/68_pounder_95_cwt" class="mw-redirect" title="68 pounder 95 cwt">68-pr S.B.</a> guns, and is now very extensively used, 331 having been made... These guns are in total length 18 in (46 cm) shorter than the land service [i.e. 7-ton] 7 in (18 cm) gun, being a length more suited to the requirements of the Navy".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some sources credit these weapons with the ability to pierce up to 7.7 inches (196 mm) of armour.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following warships were armed with the gun : </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amazon-class_sloop" title="Amazon-class sloop"><i>Amazon</i>-class sloops</a> in commission from 1865</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Bellerophon_(1865)" title="HMS Bellerophon (1865)">HMS <i>Bellerophon</i></a> commissioned in 1866</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Vixen_(1865)" title="HMS Vixen (1865)">HMS <i>Vixen</i></a> commissioned 1866</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Viper_(1865)" title="HMS Viper (1865)">HMS <i>Viper</i></a> commissioned 1866</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minotaur-class_ironclad" title="Minotaur-class ironclad"><i>Minotaur</i>-class ironclads</a> commissioned 1867</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eclipse-class_sloop" title="Eclipse-class sloop"><i>Eclipse</i>-class sloops</a> in commission from 1867</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence-class_ironclad" title="Defence-class ironclad"><i>Defence</i>-class ironclads</a> (as re-gunned in 1867)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Enterprise_(1864)" title="HMS Enterprise (1864)">HMS <i>Enterprise</i></a> & <a href="/wiki/HMS_Research_(1863)" title="HMS Research (1863)">HMS <i>Research</i></a> (as re-gunned in 1868)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrior-class_ironclad" title="Warrior-class ironclad"><i>Warrior</i>-class ironclads</a> (as re-gunned in 1867–1868)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hector-class_ironclad" title="Hector-class ironclad"><i>Hector</i>-class ironclads</a> (from 1868)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Achilles_(1863)" title="HMS Achilles (1863)">HMS <i>Achilles</i></a> (as re-gunned in 1868)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Inconstant_(1868)" title="HMS Inconstant (1868)">HMS <i>Inconstant</i></a> in commission from 1869</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Shah_(1873)" title="HMS Shah (1873)">HMS <i>Shah</i></a> in commission from 1876</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Briton-class_corvette" title="Briton-class corvette"><i>Briton</i>-class screw corvettes</a> in commission from 1871</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="RML_7-inch_90_cwt_gun">RML 7-inch 90 cwt gun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RML_7-inch_gun&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: RML 7-inch 90 cwt gun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was a lighter (90 <a href="/wiki/Long_hundredweight" class="mw-redirect" title="Long hundredweight">cwt</a> = 4½ <a href="/wiki/Long_ton" title="Long ton">tons</a>) low-powered naval gun introduced in 1874 as a broadside gun on unarmoured vessels, and not intended for attacking armour plate. Early models were made by simply turning off some of the jacket around 7 in (18 cm) 6½ ton guns, as firing with reduced charges placed less strain on the coils. Some new guns were made to similar design. </p><p>The following warships were armed with the gun : </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Osprey-class_sloop" title="Osprey-class sloop"><i>Osprey</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Sloop" title="Sloop">sloops</a> in commission from 1874</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Raleigh_(1873)" title="HMS Raleigh (1873)">HMS <i>Raleigh</i></a> in commission from 1874</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fantome-class_sloop" title="Fantome-class sloop"><i>Fantome</i>-class sloops</a> in commission from 1874</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bacchante-class_corvette" title="Bacchante-class corvette"><i>Bacchante</i>-class corvettes</a> in commission from 1877</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Condor-class_gunvessel" title="Condor-class gunvessel"><i>Condor</i>-class gunvessels</a> in commission from 1877</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ammunition">Ammunition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RML_7-inch_gun&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ammunition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The primary projectile for 7 ton and 6½ ton guns was <a href="/wiki/Palliser_shot" class="mw-redirect" title="Palliser shot">Palliser shot</a> or shell for attacking armoured warships, fired with a large "battering" charge for maximum velocity. All guns were also equipped with <a href="/wiki/Shrapnel_shell" title="Shrapnel shell">shrapnel shells</a> for anti-personnel use and explosive <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#Common_shell" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">common shells</a> for attacking unarmoured targets. The "double" common shell was much longer than the standard common shell, and hence contained approximately twice as much gunpowder. It was unstable in flight and hence inaccurate beyond 2,000 yd (1.8 km) but was considered useful for attacking wooden warships at ranges below 2,000 yd (1.8 km).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RML_7_inch_Palliser_shell_Mk_III_diagram.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mk III Palliser shell"><img alt="Mk III Palliser shell" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/RML_7_inch_Palliser_shell_Mk_III_diagram.jpg/120px-RML_7_inch_Palliser_shell_Mk_III_diagram.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/RML_7_inch_Palliser_shell_Mk_III_diagram.jpg/180px-RML_7_inch_Palliser_shell_Mk_III_diagram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/RML_7_inch_Palliser_shell_Mk_III_diagram.jpg/240px-RML_7_inch_Palliser_shell_Mk_III_diagram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1004" data-file-height="1488" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Mk III <a href="/wiki/Palliser_shot_and_shell" title="Palliser shot and shell">Palliser shell</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RML_7_inch_Palliser_shot_Mk_VI_diagram.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mk VI Palliser shot"><img alt="Mk VI Palliser shot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/RML_7_inch_Palliser_shot_Mk_VI_diagram.jpg/120px-RML_7_inch_Palliser_shot_Mk_VI_diagram.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/RML_7_inch_Palliser_shot_Mk_VI_diagram.jpg/180px-RML_7_inch_Palliser_shot_Mk_VI_diagram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/RML_7_inch_Palliser_shot_Mk_VI_diagram.jpg/240px-RML_7_inch_Palliser_shot_Mk_VI_diagram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1023" data-file-height="1466" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Mk VI <a href="/wiki/Palliser_shot_and_shell" title="Palliser shot and shell">Palliser shot</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RML_7_inch_Mk_III_shrapnel_shell_diagram.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mk III shrapnel shell"><img alt="Mk III shrapnel shell" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/RML_7_inch_Mk_III_shrapnel_shell_diagram.jpg/114px-RML_7_inch_Mk_III_shrapnel_shell_diagram.jpg" decoding="async" width="114" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/RML_7_inch_Mk_III_shrapnel_shell_diagram.jpg/172px-RML_7_inch_Mk_III_shrapnel_shell_diagram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/RML_7_inch_Mk_III_shrapnel_shell_diagram.jpg/229px-RML_7_inch_Mk_III_shrapnel_shell_diagram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="891" data-file-height="1401" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Mk III <a href="/wiki/Shrapnel_shell" title="Shrapnel shell">shrapnel shell</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RML_7_inch_Mk_V_common_shell_diagram.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mk V common shell"><img alt="Mk V common shell" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/RML_7_inch_Mk_V_common_shell_diagram.jpg/111px-RML_7_inch_Mk_V_common_shell_diagram.jpg" decoding="async" width="111" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/RML_7_inch_Mk_V_common_shell_diagram.jpg/167px-RML_7_inch_Mk_V_common_shell_diagram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/RML_7_inch_Mk_V_common_shell_diagram.jpg/223px-RML_7_inch_Mk_V_common_shell_diagram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="1090" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Mk V <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#Common_shell" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">common shell</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RML_7_inch_Mk_III_double_common_shell_diagram.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mk III double common shell"><img alt="Mk III double common shell" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/RML_7_inch_Mk_III_double_common_shell_diagram.jpg/107px-RML_7_inch_Mk_III_double_common_shell_diagram.jpg" decoding="async" width="107" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/RML_7_inch_Mk_III_double_common_shell_diagram.jpg/160px-RML_7_inch_Mk_III_double_common_shell_diagram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/RML_7_inch_Mk_III_double_common_shell_diagram.jpg/214px-RML_7_inch_Mk_III_double_common_shell_diagram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="692" data-file-height="1164" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Mk III <a href="/wiki/British_ordnance_terms#Common_shell" class="mw-redirect" title="British ordnance terms">double common shell</a></div></div> </li> </ul> <p>This was the only RML heavy gun not to be issued with <a href="/wiki/Gas-checks_in_British_RML_heavy_guns" title="Gas-checks in British RML heavy guns">gas-checks</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Surviving_examples">Surviving examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RML_7-inch_gun&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Surviving examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Restored <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/9977224@N06/1490513479">6½ ton Mk I Numbers 148 & 163</a> at Garden Island Rockingham, Western Australia (<a href="/wiki/Fleet_Base_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Fleet Base West">Fleet Base West</a>). For restoration story see <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/4719/feature/feature06.htm">http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/4719/feature/feature06.htm</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.palmerstonforts.org.uk/art/gallery1/large/ascn03.jpg">Several 6½ ton Mk I guns on Ascension Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:RML_7-inch_gun,_Fort_Siloso,_Sentosa,_Singapore_-_20091124.jpg" title="File:RML 7-inch gun, Fort Siloso, Sentosa, Singapore - 20091124.jpg">6½ ton Mk I</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Siloso" title="Fort Siloso">Fort Siloso</a>, Singapore</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/9977224@N06/1374682442">6½ ton Mk III of 1869, at Elizabeth Castle, Jersey, UK</a></li> <li>Remains of several 7 ton Mk III guns on <a href="/wiki/Flat_Holm" title="Flat Holm">Flat Holm</a> island, UK</li> <li>Nine 7 ton Mk III guns on <a href="/wiki/Steep_Holm" title="Steep Holm">Steep Holm</a> island, UK</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:391_-_Halifax_Citadel.JPG" title="File:391 - Halifax Citadel.JPG">A 7-ton Mk I gun</a> at The Citadel, Nova Scotia, Canada</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Lion_Battery_(1).jpg" title="File:Lion Battery (1).jpg">A 6½ ton Mk I gun</a> on <a href="/wiki/Signal_Hill_(Cape_Town)" title="Signal Hill (Cape Town)">Signal Hill (Cape Town)</a>, South Africa.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RML_7-inch_gun&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_naval_guns" title="List of naval guns">List of naval guns</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes_and_references">Notes and references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RML_7-inch_gun&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes and references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Unit cost of £424 11 shillings 10 pence is quoted for the 7-inch 6½ ton gun in "The British Navy" Volume II, 1882, by Sir Thomas Brassey. Page 38</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ReferenceA-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ReferenceA_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ReferenceA_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Treatise on construction of ordnance in the British service, 1877, Table XXIX</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Treatise on Ammunition 1877 and Treatise on construction of ordnance in the British service, 1877 describe a 115-pound projectile; Text Book of Gunnery 1887 and Brassey's Naval Annual 1888 describe a 112-pound 1 oz projectile. 112 lb 1 oz appears to be the weight of the empty Palliser shell i.e. without gunpowder filling which was typically 2 lb 10 oz. By 1887 palliser shell had been discontinued and existing shell converted to shot by removing the gunpowder – hence old Palliser ammunition would then be 112 lb 1 oz.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Treatise on construction of ordnance in the British service, 1877, Page 91</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Treatise on construction of ordnance in the British service, 1877, Page 269</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905, 1979, Page 9</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Treatise on Ammunition 1877, Page 189</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RML_7-inch_gun&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/treatiseonconst00offigoog">Treatise on the construction and manufacture of ordnance in the British service. 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<ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12-pounder_Millar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12-pounder Millar (page does not exist)">12-pounder Millar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24-pounder_Millar" class="mw-redirect" title="24-pounder Millar">24-pounder Millar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_British_ordnance_terms#RBL" title="Glossary of British ordnance terms">Rifled breechloaders</a> (Armstrong)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>RBL 9 pounder</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RBL_20-pounder_Armstrong_gun" title="RBL 20-pounder Armstrong gun">RBL 20-pounder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RBL_40-pounder_Armstrong_gun" title="RBL 40-pounder Armstrong gun">RBL 40-pounder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RBL_7-inch_Armstrong_gun" title="RBL 7-inch Armstrong gun">RBL 7-inch 110-pounder</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Rifled muzzle-loaders (<a href="/wiki/Charles_William_Lancaster" title="Charles William Lancaster">Lancaster</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/68-pounder_Lancaster_gun" title="68-pounder Lancaster gun">68-pounder Lancaster gun</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_British_ordnance_terms#RML" title="Glossary of British ordnance terms">Rifled muzzle-loaders</a> (<a href="/wiki/William_Palliser" title="William Palliser">converted</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RML_64-pounder_71_cwt_gun" title="RML 64-pounder 71 cwt gun">RML 64-pounder 71 cwt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_British_ordnance_terms#RML" title="Glossary of British ordnance terms">Rifled muzzle-loaders</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Arsenal" title="Royal Arsenal">Woolwich</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RML_9-pounder_8_and_6_cwt_guns" title="RML 9-pounder 8 and 6 cwt guns">RML 9-pounder 8 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_64-pounder_64_cwt_gun" title="RML 64-pounder 64 cwt gun">RML 64-pounder 64 cwt</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">RML 7-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_8-inch_9-ton_gun" title="RML 8-inch 9-ton gun">RML 8-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_9-inch_12-ton_gun" title="RML 9-inch 12-ton gun">RML 9-inch</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/BL_12-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_VII_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="BL 12-inch Mk I – VII naval gun">BL 12-inch Mk I – VII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_12-inch_Mk_VIII_naval_gun" title="BL 12-inch Mk VIII naval gun">BL 12-inch Mk VIII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_13.5-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun" title="BL 13.5-inch Mk I – IV naval gun">BL 13.5-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_16.25-inch_Mk_I_naval_gun" title="BL 16.25-inch Mk I naval gun">BL 16.25-inch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_British_ordnance_terms#QF" title="Glossary of British ordnance terms">Quick-firing guns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/QF_3-pounder_Hotchkiss" title="QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss">QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss</a></li> <li><a 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20-pounder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_9-pounder_8_and_6_cwt_guns" title="RML 9-pounder 8 and 6 cwt guns">RML 9-pounder 8 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_13-pounder_8_cwt" title="RML 13-pounder 8 cwt">RML 13-pounder 8 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_16-pounder_12_cwt" title="RML 16-pounder 12 cwt">RML 16-pounder 12 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_BL_12-pounder_7_cwt" title="Ordnance BL 12-pounder 7 cwt">BL 12-pounder 7 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_12-pounder_6_cwt_gun" title="BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun">BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_12-pounder_8_cwt_gun" title="QF 12-pounder 8 cwt gun">QF 12-pounder 8 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_15-pounder_gun" title="BL 15-pounder gun">BL 15-pounder gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_1-pounder_pom-pom" title="QF 1-pounder pom-pom">QF 1-pounder pom-pom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mountain_gun" title="Mountain gun">Mountain artillery</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RML_7-pounder_mountain_gun" title="RML 7-pounder mountain gun">RML 7-pounder mountain gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_2.5-inch_mountain_gun" title="RML 2.5-inch mountain gun">RML 2.5-inch mountain gun</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Howitzer" title="Howitzer">Howitzers</a>, medium,<br />and <a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">heavy artillery</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RML_6.3-inch_howitzer" title="RML 6.3-inch howitzer">RML 6.3-inch howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_6.6-inch_howitzer" title="RML 6.6-inch howitzer">RML 6.6-inch howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_5-inch_howitzer" title="BL 5-inch howitzer">BL 5-inch howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_5.4-inch_howitzer" title="BL 5.4-inch howitzer">BL 5.4-inch howitzer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Siege_artillery" title="Category:Siege artillery">Siege</a> & garrison artillery</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_Cecil" title="Long Cecil">4.1-inch 'Long Cecil'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SBBL_32-pounder" title="SBBL 32-pounder">SBBL 32-pounder</a></li> <li>SBML 24-pounder</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ML_8-inch_shell_gun" title="ML 8-inch shell gun">SBML 8-inch 65 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RBL_40-pounder_Armstrong_gun" title="RBL 40-pounder Armstrong gun">RBL 40-pounder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RBL_7-inch_Armstrong_gun" title="RBL 7-inch Armstrong gun">RBL 7-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_25-pounder_18_cwt" title="RML 25-pounder 18 cwt">RML 25-pounder 18 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_40-pounder_gun" title="RML 40-pounder gun">RML 40-pounder gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_64-pounder_64_cwt_gun" title="RML 64-pounder 64 cwt gun">RML 64-pounder 64 cwt gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_64-pounder_58_cwt" title="RML 64-pounder 58 cwt">RML 64-pounder 58 cwt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_64-pounder_71_cwt_gun" title="RML 64-pounder 71 cwt gun">RML 64-pounder 71 cwt gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68-pounder_95_cwt#Conversion_to_rifled_muzzle_loader" class="mw-redirect" title="68-pounder 95 cwt">RML 80-pounder</a></li> <li>RML 6.6-inch gun</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_8-inch_howitzer" title="RML 8-inch howitzer">RML 8-inch howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_5-inch_gun_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_V" title="BL 5-inch gun Mk I – V">BL 5-inch gun Mk I – V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_30_cwt_howitzer" title="BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer">BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24_cm_M%C3%B6rser_M_98" title="24 cm Mörser M 98">BL 9.45-inch howitzer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Coastal_artillery" title="Coastal artillery">Coastal artillery</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/QF_3-pounder_Nordenfelt" title="QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt">QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QF_4.7-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV naval gun">QF 4.7-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_Mk_II_%E2%80%93_VI_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="BL 6-inch Mk II – VI naval gun">BL 6-inch Mk III, IV, VI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_6-inch_gun_Mk_V" title="BL 6-inch gun Mk V">BL 6-inch Mk V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RBL_7-inch_Armstrong_gun" title="RBL 7-inch Armstrong gun">RBL 7-inch</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">RML 7-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_8-inch_9-ton_gun" title="RML 8-inch 9-ton gun">RML 8-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_8-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_VII_naval_gun" title="BL 8-inch Mk I – VII naval gun">BL 8-inch Mk VII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_9-inch_12-ton_gun" title="RML 9-inch 12-ton gun">RML 9-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_9.2-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_VII_naval_gun" title="BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII naval gun">BL 9.2-inch Mk IV & VI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_10-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_IV_naval_gun" title="BL 10-inch Mk I – IV naval gun">BL 10-inch Mk I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BL_12-inch_Mk_I_%E2%80%93_VII_naval_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="BL 12-inch Mk I – VII naval gun">BL 12-inch Mk I, VI, VII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_12.5-inch_38-ton_gun" title="RML 12.5-inch 38-ton gun">RML 12.5-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_16-inch_80-ton_gun" title="RML 16-inch 80-ton gun">RML 16-inch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/100-ton_gun" title="100-ton gun">RML 17.72-inch</a></li></ul> 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