John Mundya on broadside warship weapons

Title

John Mundya on broadside warship weapons

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:32

Description

John Munday of the National Maritime Museum on the history of broadside warship weapons. He says the biggest shot fired from a battleship weighed 42 pounds. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Munday

Keywords

Weapons; History; Naval history; Warships; Ships; Guns; Battles; Naval battles; Cannon; Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

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