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MODELS of the poop and topgallant forecastle decks of H.M.S. Iris, and midship main deck of H.M.S. Dwarf, are now exhibited by Mr. George Fawcus at the floating dock, North Shields, to explain how naval ordnance can be traversed and trained round elliptical or circular sterns and parabolic bows of vessels, from side to side amidships, or from a point blank or direct broadside, to a fore and aft range of barbette or over all fire “all round” without any changing of pivots; and how muzzle-loading guns can be turned round to load in board, to avoid the inconvenience of loading in front, and thus obtain all the presumed advantages of breech-loading ordnance.
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Moving of Heavy Ordnance . Nature 19, 373 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/019373a0
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