File:BL 16.25 inch Shrapnel Shell Diagram.jpg

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Diagram of Shrapnel shell for Elswick BL 16.25 inch naval gun ("110-ton gun").


Scientific American reported that the shell was made of steel, with wooden head, carried 2,300 4-oz sand shots, with an 8-lb bursting charge. Total weght 1,800 lbs.
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"FIRING TRIAL OF THE 110½ TON B.L. ELSWICK GUN" in Scientific American supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887.

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