La Girona VII

Guns, Guns, Guns

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A Spanish warship was less maneuverable than the English. Equipped with more canons, heavily ballasted to overcome the tendency to capsize because higher in the water, the Spanish crews were not able to bring their guns to best use against the English.

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  • Pam is in the background, patiently waiting, engorssed in the exhibit catalog.
  • Unfortunatley, this placard does not correspond to the photos; however, read it for more information about armaments.
  • The gun carriage is modern, made for this exhibit.

Stone cannon balls from the stone age, the “Flintstones”? Modern guns rely on the same technology from China, 1250 A.D.

To be continued….. (Click for the first post of this series)

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