Naval long gun

Naval long gun
Firing of a 18-pounder long gun aboard a French ship, by Louis-Philippe Crépin

In historical naval usage, a long gun was the standard type of cannon mounted by a sailing vessel, so called to distinguish it from the much shorter carronades.

In informal usage, the length was combined with the weight of shot, yielding terms like "long nines", referring to full-length, 9-pounder guns. They were mostly used as bow and stern chasers because their length was too much for the width of the ship.


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