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Re: Secret testing of a new cannon
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Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:20:47 GMT
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What a great gun! It needs a better mount though. :)

It realy reminded me of the “Disappearing Guns” mounted at a place called Fort Rodd Hill (near where I live)as coastal defence batteries during the Victorian era. I found a web page describing a similar model mounted in New Zealand: http://www.doc.govt.nz/Conservation/Historic/Auckland-Historic-Areas/The-disappearing-gun.asp



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  Re: Secret testing of a new cannon
 
(...) Thanks! (...) Well! "Indeed, the 12-inch “Oregon” gun Ericsson had built in England, and which also constituted the U.S.S. Princeton’s armament (along with the infamous “Peacemaker’ of Captain Robert F. Stockton’s build) was worked by an (...) (19 years ago, 19-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)

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To: Cmdr. Naval Weapons Development RTN HQ. Galveston From: Capt. Counter-Intelligence Texas Rangers We have intercepted communications coming out of the Mexican spy network in and around Galveston. They are reporting on the noise of testing of (...) (19 years ago, 18-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)

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