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Carronades are short, smoothbore, cast-iron cannons used on warships in the 18th and 19th centuries
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The smaller carronades served in three roles.
These carried either naval long guns or carronades.
Carronades were not counted in numbering the guns of a ship.
Many junks were fitted out with carronades and other weapons for naval or piratical uses.
Carronades were not counted in a ship of the lines rated number of guns.
On the debit side, carronades had a short range.
The carronades probably gave Queen Charlotte a heavier broadside than the privateer.
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Carronades initially became popular on British merchant ships during the American Revolutionary War.
Raven herself was unsalvageable, though the Spaniards were able to recover her carronades.
Arethusa 's carronades quickly destroyed her resistance.
The two vessels exchanged fire, resulting in one of Phosphorus's carronades being out of action.
All these carronades were fitted upon the non-recoil principle.
Phoebe were denying Porter the opportunity for a close-range engagement where his carronades would be effective.
In addition two of her carronades had been dismounted, causing the death of one man.
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On this floor, two four-pound and two six-pound carronades were held.
The carronades on Active 's launches also provided cover.
The Medusa class was armed with a pair of 6-pounder carronades.
Nevertheless, carronades were used in the American Civil War.
The British took her into service HMS Eclair and armed her with twelve 12-pounder carronades.
One of the carronades of the battery, a twenty-four pounder, had broken loose.
Winfield, based on Admiralty records, reports only the fourteen 18-pounder carronades.
Before 1817, carronades were not counted at all unless they were direct replacements for long guns.
By this point, Earl of Moira was armed with only ten 18-pounder carronades.
From February 1817 all carronades were included in the established number of guns.
Originally, the Redoubt was to be equipped with 12 smooth bore 24-pounder guns and two carronades.
Comte Regnaud was armed with ten 18-pounder carronades and four 9-pounder guns.
Carronades were nevertheless still used in the American Civil War in the 1860s.
Yeo described Vixen as a brig armed with twelve 18-pounder carronades and two 9-pounder guns.
