NOLA.com

Boom, baby! Maritime Museum gets historic cannon found in New Orleans

An 18th century British naval cannon has found its new home at the Maritime Museum in Madisonville after decades of sitting in storage. Maritime Museum Louisiana, the state’s only museum that focuses ...
StrategyPage

Weapons: Classic 76mm Naval Weapon

November 20, 2024: The Oto Melara 76mm cannon is housed in a 7.5-ton turret and remotely controlled by the fire control officer on the ship's bridge. The cannon is water cooled and able to fire up to ...
WRBL

‘Special occasions, we fire the cannon’: Independence Day celebrated at the National Civil War Naval Museum

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The National Civil War Naval Museum held an Independence Day celebration including live music from the Bob Barr Community Band, guided tours, and a live cannon firing. The live ...
The National Interest

Russia’s AK-130 Naval ‘Cannon’ Could Kill a Navy Destroyer or a ‘Swarm’

The AK-130 naval gun is one of the most formidable artillery pieces afloat today. However, it had a long and troubled development period, mostly due to the stagnation of Soviet shipboard artillery ...
The New York Times

BRITISH NAVAL GOSSIP; THE STEEL BREECH-LOADING RIFLED GUNS REQUIRED. SAFETY FOR NAVAL ORDNANCE--A BOOK ON TORPEDOES--OPPOSITION TO WAR CORRESPONDENTS.

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