Brooke rifle

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The Brooke rifle was a Confederate heavy rifled cannon used in coastal defenses and aboard warships during the American Civil War.

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Brooke rifle canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery piece ⓘ
naval gun ⓘ
rifled cannon ⓘ
ammunition bolt ⓘ
explosive shell ⓘ
shell ⓘ
solid shot ⓘ
associatedWith Confederate coastal fortifications ⓘ
Confederate ironclad warships ⓘ
barrelType rifled ⓘ
breechType muzzle-loading ⓘ
caliberRange 6.4-inch to 11-inch ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Confederate States of America ⓘ
designer John Mercer Brooke ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
introducedInPeriod early 1860s ⓘ
material cast iron ⓘ
namedAfter John Mercer Brooke ⓘ
notableFeature banded and rifled construction ⓘ
designed to rival Union Parrott rifles ⓘ
placeOfDesign Confederate States Navy Bureau of Ordnance ⓘ
placeOfManufacture Selma Naval Ordnance Works ⓘ
Tredegar Iron Works ⓘ
propellant black powder ⓘ
reinforcement wrought-iron banding ⓘ
role coastal defense gun ⓘ
shipboard main battery gun ⓘ
status obsolete ⓘ
survivingExamples displayed in military museums in the United States ⓘ
usedAt Confederate coastal batteries in Mobile Bay ⓘ
Fort Fisher ⓘ
Fort Morgan ⓘ
usedBy Confederate States Army ⓘ
Confederate States Navy ⓘ
usedFor bombardment of shore targets ⓘ
engaging armored warships ⓘ
harbor and channel defense ⓘ
usedIn Confederate fortifications ⓘ
Confederate warships ⓘ
coastal defenses ⓘ
usedOn CSS Atlanta ⓘ
CSS Richmond-class ironclads ⓘ
CSS Tennessee ⓘ
CSS Virginia ⓘ

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Confederate artillery → usedWeapon → Brooke rifle ⓘ
John Mercer Brooke → developed → Brooke rifle ⓘ