Somerset cannon
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Somerset cannon
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The Somerset cannon was a British cannon designed within the Admiralty and manufactured by Armstrong's. Its genesis was the unexpected failure of the Armstrong breech-loading rifles recently developed and installed on Royal Navy ships. The Somerset was a 6.5 ton 9.2 in (23 cm) calibre smoothbore muzzle-loader, firing a 100 lb (45 kg) shot. With a charge of 33 lb (15 kg) of gunpowder, a steel shot could penetrate 5.5 in (14 cm) of armour at 800 yd (0.73 km). Providing a mounting which could relia
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2023-10-02T00:13:38Z
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