Talk:HMS Marlborough (1855)

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/hms-marlborough-off-gibraltar-29978

©Geni 21:40, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Post-1861 armament
Currently the article suggests that Marlborough was mounting some Whitworth 70-pounders. I am not aware that these were ever introduced as service guns in the RN. Armstrong was contractually favoured at the time. I also have copies of the Admiralty draughts as drawn in 1861, showing the ship after completion of the refit, and they make no mention of 70-pounder shot stowage. There are however plenty of references to 40-pounder and 100-pounder (which would have in reality been 110-pounder) shot stowage throughout the ship - both Armstrong guns that we know were in service use. Anyone more knowledgable able to pitch in?

Pre-refit she was almost certainly carrying a fairly uniform 32-pounder fit, but I have seen some suggestion that she may have had some 68-pounders as well, not just in the bow chase position. Martocticvs (talk) 17:00, 3 February 2021 (UTC)