Kanonkula

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  Sfärisk projektil på svart gjutjärnssockel. Kulans diameter: 370 mm. Håligheten: diameter: 229 mm. Vikt: 332 eng. lbs. Sockeln: 380 x 380 mm 15 hög. Beskrivning på föremålet lämnad av givaren: Hollow spherical Shot fired in April 1863 from the Monitor fleet whilst bombarding Fort Sumter during the American Civil War. Was found a... Sfärisk projektil på svart gjutjärnssockel. Kulans diameter: 370 mm. Håligheten: diameter: 229 mm. Vikt: 332 eng. lbs. Sockeln: 380 x 380 mm 15 hög. Beskrivning på föremålet lämnad av givaren: Hollow spherical Shot fired in April 1863 from the Monitor fleet whilst bombarding Fort Sumter during the American Civil War. Was found amongst the ruins of that fortress in 1865. It is 1.7" diam. has a 9" diam. cavity, weighs 332 lbs and was fired from a 22-tons Rodman gun, 15" calibre, and 15' 10" long.
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• Designation Kanonkula
• Precise designation Projektil
• Identifier TEKS0015573
• Type Thing

• Dimensions value
  • Diameter370.0 mm
  • Weight=162.0 kg

• Materials Metall, järn

• Colour Metall