Re: [GZG-L] Request for comments and information

On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 13:53:51 -0700 John Leary
<john_t_leary@pronetusa.net> writes:
>
>     While generally I agree with the comments Scott made, most of 
>the
>time
>quoted would have been spent by the powder monkey going down to the
>magazine
>to got the powder and shot. (magazines were below the waterline)   

Hmmm, I had not considered that.  The 42 pounders on the lowest deck and
the 12 pounders on the highest deck.  Does seem that would tend to even
out the times based on throw weight.  Assuming a good crew takes 3
minutes, the slowest may take, oh say, 5 minutes?  5 minutes per
broadside, that seems reasonable to me.  Anyone have any evidence to the
contrary?

Jim Clem
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