Search references for CULVERIN. Phrases containing CULVERIN
See searches and references containing CULVERIN!CULVERIN
Early gun; small arm and then a cannon
A culverin was initially an ancestor of the hand-held arquebus, but the term was later used to describe a type of medieval and Renaissance cannon. The
Culverin
Type of cannon
The demi-culverin was a medium cannon similar to but slightly larger than a saker and smaller than a regular culverin developed in the late 16th century
Demi-culverin
1930s British aircraft piston engine
The Napier Culverin was a license-built version of the Junkers Jumo 204 six-cylinder vertically opposed liquid-cooled diesel aircraft engine built by D
Napier_Culverin
Japanese. "Culverin" was a code name for "Operations against northern Sumatra / Malaya" and "First Culverin" (originally "Junior Culverin") was "Operations
Operation_Culverin
Large-caliber gun
order from largest to smallest: the cannon, great culverin, bastard culverin, "legitimate" culverin, falcon, and falconet. "NPS Interpretive Series: Artillery
Cannon
Type of light black-powder cannon
reptiles, birds or mythical beasts depending on their size. For example, a culverin would often feature snakes, as the handles on the early cannons were often
Falconet_(cannon)
17th-century warship of the English Navy
demi-culverin drakes, eight to nine feet (2.4 to 2.7 m) long, weighing some 1.9 tons (1900 kg). Then came twenty-two 9.5-foot (2.9 m) culverin drakes
English ship Sovereign of the Seas
English_ship_Sovereign_of_the_Seas
Type of cannon
typically 75 millimetres (3.0 in) - than larger cannons such as sakers and culverins, and usually fired round shot weighing 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb). The minion
Minion_(cannon)
was used more for psychological effect than physical damage. The later culverin was transitional between the handgun and the full cannon, and was used
Gunpowder artillery in the Middle Ages
Gunpowder_artillery_in_the_Middle_Ages
Class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy
(from Yarrow); Carronade and Claymore (from Scotts); and Crossbow and Culverin (from Thornycroft). The next seven were ordered on 24 April - Cutlass and
Weapon-class_destroyer
Medieval cannon
Breech-loading swivel gun Carronade Coastal artillery Coilgun Culverin Demi-cannon Demi-culverin Double-barreled cannon Falconet Field gun Gun-howitzer Gun-mortar
Bombard_(weapon)
Type of artillery piece
adopted projectile weight for guns replacing an older naming system (such as culverin, saker, etc.) that had developed in the late 15th century. Mortars had
Howitzer
Type of muzzle-loading cannon
The saker was a medium cannon, slightly smaller than a culverin, developed during the early 16th century and often used by the English. It was named after
Saker_(cannon)
a wide range of styles, beginning with the bombard, and evolving into culverins, falconets, sakers, demi-cannon, rifled muzzle-loaders, Parrott rifles
List_of_muzzle-loading_guns
made of brass. Culverin A long-range cannon, first mentioned in 1410 Curtall cannon A type of cannon with a short barrel. Demi-culverin A medium cannon
List of medieval and early modern gunpowder artillery
List_of_medieval_and_early_modern_gunpowder_artillery
order from largest to smallest: the cannon, great culverin, bastard culverin, "legitimate" culverin, falcon, and falconet. They are, from largest to smallest:
History_of_cannons
current weapon fashions changed. Some types include: Demi-cannon Culverin Demi-culverin Carronade Paixhans gun In 1712, Colonel Albert Borgard was appointed
Naval artillery in the Age of Sail
Naval_artillery_in_the_Age_of_Sail
16th-century list of possessions of the Crown
demi-cannons; 6 culverins; 6 sakers; 10 minions; 1 falcon; 1 broad falcon firing three shot; 5 culverins. French brass guns; 2 demi-cannon; 1 culverin; 1 saker;
Inventory_of_Henry_VIII
Type of muzzle-loading cannon
demi-cannon was a medium-sized cannon, similar to but slightly larger than a culverin and smaller than a regular 42 pounds (19 kg) cannon, developed in the early
Demi-cannon
Japanese manga series and its adaptation(s)
she is a close friend of Desumi's and later begins a relationship with Culverin Bear. Anna Hojo (宝条闇奈, Hōjō Anna) / Heat Princess (灼熱王女, Shakunetsu Ōjo)
Love_After_World_Domination
Warship
bm) per ton. She was originally armed with 22 guns, comprising 18 demi-culverins on the single gundeck and 4 sakers on the quarterdeck, but by 1653 she
English_ship_Mermaid_(1651)
Steyr Cannons Abus Basilisk Byzantine fire tube Cannon Cetbang Chongtong Culverin Ekor lotong Falconet Fauconneau Hu Dun Pao cannon Korean cannon Lantaka
List_of_medieval_weapons
18th/19th-century Russian howitzer
Breech-loading swivel gun Carronade Coastal artillery Coilgun Culverin Demi-cannon Demi-culverin Double-barreled cannon Falconet Field gun Gun-howitzer Gun-mortar
Licorne
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
twenty-two demi-culverins, eighteen 6-pounder guns and four sakers. In 1685 her armament was 40 guns consisting of twelve culverins, six demi-culverins, sixteen
English_ship_Adventure_(1646)
Breech-loading swivel gun Carronade Coastal artillery Coilgun Culverin Demi-cannon Demi-culverin Double-barreled cannon Falconet Field gun Gun-howitzer Gun-mortar
List_of_cannon_projectiles
Rapid-fire projectile weapon that fires armour-piercing or explosive shells
Breech-loading swivel gun Carronade Coastal artillery Coilgun Culverin Demi-cannon Demi-culverin Double-barreled cannon Falconet Field gun Gun-howitzer Gun-mortar
Autocannon
were established at 52 guns. She now carried twenty-two culverins, twenty-two demi-culverins, four sakers and four minions. Her manning was 180 personnel
English_ship_Foresight_(1650)
Korean weaponry
popular as light anti-personnel artillery. In the early 17th century, a Culverin called Hongyipao was introduced and used until the 19th century. With the
Korean_cannon
Weapon that has a barrel without rifling
Breech-loading swivel gun Carronade Coastal artillery Coilgun Culverin Demi-cannon Demi-culverin Double-barreled cannon Falconet Field gun Gun-howitzer Gun-mortar
Smoothbore
English 32-gun fifth rate warship (1703/05–1709)
as 41192⁄94 tons (burthen). The gun armament initially was four demi-culverins on the lower deck (LD) with two pair of guns per side. The upper deck
HMS_Fowey_(1705)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
was 34 guns, consisting of twelve culverins and eight demi-culverins on the upper deck, plus four more demi-culverins and ten sakers on the upper deck
English_ship_Constant_Warwick
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe
bulwark was built in front of it c. 1487, and the gate was removed. Grand culverin of Francis I of France with salamander emblem and inscription in Ottoman
Siege_of_Rhodes_(1522)
Early firearm, 13th-15th century
Breech-loading swivel gun Carronade Coastal artillery Coilgun Culverin Demi-cannon Demi-culverin Double-barreled cannon Falconet Field gun Gun-howitzer Gun-mortar
Hand_cannon
Southeast Asia term for various types of firearms
Breech-loading swivel gun Carronade Coastal artillery Coilgun Culverin Demi-cannon Demi-culverin Double-barreled cannon Falconet Field gun Gun-howitzer Gun-mortar
Bedil_(term)
Class of gun which is loaded from the muzzle
muzzle-loading artillery Bombard Falconet Saker Cannon Demi-cannon Culverin Demi-culverin La Hitte system Minion Canon-obusier (gun-howitzer) ML 8 inch shell
Muzzleloader
1974 Polish historical drama film
Culverin from film The Deluge in Golub Castle
The_Deluge_(film)
Artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles
Breech-loading swivel gun Carronade Coastal artillery Coilgun Culverin Demi-cannon Demi-culverin Double-barreled cannon Falconet Field gun Gun-howitzer Gun-mortar
Mortar_(weapon)
16th-century Scottish noble
French bâtard culverin of 1548, a type familiar to Lord Methven
Henry Stewart, 1st Lord Methven
Henry_Stewart,_1st_Lord_Methven
Smooth-bore, short-barrel naval cannon
Breech-loading swivel gun Carronade Coastal artillery Coilgun Culverin Demi-cannon Demi-culverin Double-barreled cannon Falconet Field gun Gun-howitzer Gun-mortar
Carronade
Warship
bm) per ton. She was originally armed with 22 guns, comprising 18 demi-culverins on the single gundeck and 4 sakers on the quarterdeck, but by 1653 she
English_ship_Pearl_(1651)
Smoothbore muzzle-loaded long gun (firearm)
Large Korean Jochong (Matchlock Musket) in Unhyeon Palace with Korean cannon Hongyipao (Culverin)
Musket
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
cannon-of-seven (42-pounders), 14 demi-cannon, 28 culverins and 26 demi-culverins (including 4 demi-culverin cutts). After the Restoration of the monarchy
HMS_Royal_James_(1660)
1562 galleon of the English fleet
Armament 42 guns - comprising 9 demi-cannon, 4 cannon periers, 14 culverins, 7 demi-culverins, 6 sakers and 2 minions. Also 26 smaller (4 port-pieces, 10 fowlers
English_ship_Triumph_(1562)
Small cannon with rear loading chamber
names, sometimes "Murderer", "Base", "Sling", "Port-Piece", "Serpentine", "Culverin", "Pierrier", "Stock Fowler", and "Patterero" in English; "Pierrier à boîte"
Breech-loading_swivel_gun
English warship burned by Dutch in Virginia
(peacetime) and consisted of twelve culverins and ten demi-culverines on the lower deck, and ten more demi-culverins and ten sakers on the upper deck. Her
English_ship_Elizabeth_(1647)
twenty demi-culverins, eighteen 6-pounder guns and four sakers. In 1685 her armament was 42 guns consisting of ten culverins, twelve demi-culverins, sixteen
English_ship_Assurance_(1646)
English warship, built 1596
Full-rigged ship Complement 300 Armament 32 guns, in 1603 comprising 2 cannon periers, 2 demi-cannon, 14 culverins, 10 demi-culverins (br)and 4 sakers.
English_ship_Warspite_(1596)
Warship
officially rated at 24 guns (16 demi-culverins and 8 sakers), but actually carried 34 guns, comprising 21 demi-culverins, 2 sakers, 5 minions and 6 3-pounders
English_ship_Oxford_(1656)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
were established at 48 guns. She now carried twenty-two culverins, twenty-two demi-culverins and four sakers Her manning was 180 personnel in 1653 and
English_ship_Reserve_(1650)
King of France from 1547 to 1559
Francis I. Painting by François Clouet. Coin of Henry II, 1547 "Bastard culverin" of 1548, with arms of Henri II and Catherine de Medicis and crescent of
Henry_II_of_France
English naval vessel
and 343.2 tons. Her gun armament was in 1603 18 guns consisting of four culverins, eleven demi-culverines, five sakers plus two fowlers. In 1624 her armament
English_ship_Adventure_(1594)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
intended sisters), with 26 culverins on the middle deck and 28 demi-culverins on the higher decks; a further pair of demi-culverins was later added to bring
HMS_Royal_Charles_(1660)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
armament had been increased to 48 guns, comprising 22 culverins on the lower deck, 20 demi-culverins on the upper deck, and 6 sakers on the quarterdeck.
English_ship_Jersey_(1654)
comprising 20 demi-cannon and 4 culverins on the lower deck, 26 12-pounders on the upper deck, and 8 demi-culverins on the quarterdeck. On 25 February
English_ship_Tredagh
Artillery mounted on a warship
period. The more important types included the demi-cannon, the culverin and demi-culverin, and the carronade. One descriptive characteristic which was commonly
Naval_artillery
French system of standardization of cannons
cannon (Canon), the "grand" culverin (Grande couleuvrine), the "bastard" culverin (Couleuvrine bâtarde), the "middle" culverin (Couleuvrine moyenne), the
Calibres_de_France
1558 Unsuccessful Spanish siege of Thionville
twelve emperor-calibre (33 pound 4 ounce - 34 pound) cannon, six grand culverins (15 pound 2 ounce - 15 pound 4 ounce) and other field pieces. Other troops
Siege_of_Thionville_(1558)
Constant Warwick. The main battery of 20 guns (comprising six culverins and fourteen demi-culverins) were now on the lower deck, while the forecastle and quarterdeck
English ship Providence (1637)
English_ship_Providence_(1637)
Limited remains of a castle in Sheffield, England
demi-culverin. On General Crawford's request, Lord Fairfax reinforced the siege with a demi-cannon (the Queen's pocket-pistoll) and a whole culverin. These
Sheffield_Castle
Short version of a blunderbuss
a time when all gunpowder weapons had distinctive names, including the culverin, serpentine, falcon, and falconet. The dragon was effective only at short
Dragon_(firearm)
twenty-two culverins, twenty demi-culverines, eight sakers. In 1677 her armament was established as 46 guns consisting of twenty-two culverins, twenty 6-pounder
English_ship_Dragon_(1647)
Siege of the Rough Wooing and Italian War of 1542–1546
and decayed. The totals were; 4 cannons; 5 demi-cannons; 10 culverins; 14 demi-culverins; 18 sakers; 21 falcons, falconets, and chamber falcons; 25 great
Sieges of Boulogne (1544–1546)
Sieges_of_Boulogne_(1544–1546)
Malay swivel gun
1 to 2-pounder, probably refers to lela), medium saker (long cannon or culverin between a six and a ten-pounder, probably refers to meriam) and bombard
Lantaka
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
British demi-cannon Middle gundeck: 28 × British culverin Upper gundeck: 28 × British demi-culverin Quarterdeck: 12 × British 6-pounder Forecastle: 4
HMS_Royal_Sovereign_(1701)
Early modern period camel mounted cannons
Zamburak (Persian: زنبورک, romanized: zanburak, lit. 'culverin', lit. 'little wasp') was a specialized form of self-propelled artillery from the early
Zamburak
Handling and firing a cannon
first real naval use in large numbers during the Renaissance. The French "culverin", adapted for naval use by the English in the late 16th century, was of
Cannon_operation
King of France from 1515 to 1547
Grand culverin of Francis I, with his emblem and motto. A gift to his Ottoman allies recovered in Algiers in 1830. Musée de l'Armée
Francis_I_of_France
Early form of ranged artillery
navy (where a cannon was a "gun", and a cannonball a "shot"). The French "culverin" was adapted for naval use by the English in the late 16th century, and
English_cannon
Catholic marshal of the Thirty Years' War (1559–1632)
April by a 90-gram arquebus bullet (not, as erroneously reported, by a culverin cannon ball), which shattered his right thigh, and died of osteomyelitis
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Johann_Tserclaes,_Count_of_Tilly
Frigate Ship of Royal Navy
twenty-two culverins, twenty demi-culverins, four sakers. In 1666 she actually carried 48 guns by shipping an extra pair of demi-culverins. The 1677 establishment
English_ship_Ruby_(1652)
Royalist insurgencies during the French Revolution
peasants mounted on farm horses. The artillery was composed only of old culverin taken from castles and a few cannons taken from the republicans, making
Catholic_and_Royal_Armies
Species of fish
known commonly as the halfbanded snake-eel, the banded snake eel, or the culverin, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described
Saddled_snake-eel
armament was 38 (wartime)/30 (peacetime) and consisted of twelve culverins, fourteen demi-culverins, twelve sakers. Her manning was 150 personnel and rose to
English_ship_Amity_(1650)
Large and multi-decked sailing ships
military service. The most common gun used aboard a galleon was the demi-culverin, although gun sizes up to demi-cannon were possible. Because of the long
Galleon
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
demi-cannon, 26 culverins and 28 demi-culverins; in July 1666 this was raised to 92 guns, comprising seven cannon-of-seven, 19 demi-cannon, 28 culverins, 26 12-pounders
HMS_Loyal_London
King of Ayutthaya (1509–1569)
two princes then forced the viceroy to retreat. The Siamese then put a culverin on a barge and sailed along the Chao Phraya to fire the enemies. The mission
Maha_Chakkraphat
1429 battle of the Hundred Years' War
of La Chapelle to storm the Porte Saint-Honoré. Joan of Arc installed culverins on the butte de Saint-Roch to support the attack. The Parisians, believing
Siege_of_Paris_(1429)
Period of the history of Chile, 1823–1830
General Freire, who, when trying to address Campino, was told that I have a culverin ready to be unleashed on Your Excellency if you approach. Freire, then
Organization_of_the_Republic
German diesel six cylinder engine
built a small number as the Napier Culverin just prior to the war. Late in the war, they mounted three Culverins in a triangle layout to produce the
Junkers_Jumo_204
Portuguese maritime pilot (marooned 1566)
dozen canoes followed them, a sailor scared them off with a shot from a culverin, a medieval-era light cannon. The next day, the San Lucas anchored at Pulap
Lope_Martín
451 tons, she carried 34 primary guns (2 cannon periers, 10 culverins, 12 demi-culverins and 10 sakers) and 4 smaller and more anti-personnel weapons
English_ship_Hope_(1559)
she carried 34 guns, probably ten culverins and ten demi-culverins on the main deck, and four more demi-culverins and ten sakers on the quarterdeck,
English_ship_Nonsuch_(1646)
Frigate of the Royal Navy
calculated as 3721⁄94 tons (burthen). The gun armament initially was four demi-culverins on the lower deck (LD) with two guns per side. The upper deck (UD) battery
HMS_Feversham
Warwick. The main battery of 20 guns (comprising a mixture of culverins and demi-culverins) were now on the lower deck, while the forecastle and quarterdeck
English ship Expedition (1637)
English_ship_Expedition_(1637)
British engineering company
licensed the Junkers Jumo 204 for production in England, which it called the Culverin. It also planned to produce a smaller version of the same basic design
D._Napier_&_Son
Formalised set of dimensions for Royal Navy vessels
thirteenth pair of 24 lb was added on the lower deck, while the demi-culverins (9 lb) on the upper deck were upgraded to 12 lb. An extra pair of 6 lb
1706_Establishment
Fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
consisting of 23 culverins, twenty-two demi-culverins and six 3-pounders. Under the 1677 establishment she would carry 22 culverins, twenty 6-pounders
English ship Portsmouth (1650)
English_ship_Portsmouth_(1650)
Castle in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
The castle was well-armed, with seven brass artillery pieces - a culverin, demi-culverin, cannon and demi-cannon - and eight iron guns. The French invasion
Southsea_Castle
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
armament was 46 guns and consisted of twenty-two culverins on the lower deck (LD), twenty demi-culverins on the upper deck, four sakers on the quarterdeck
English ship Assistance (1650)
English_ship_Assistance_(1650)
16th-century castle on Holy Island, England
guns that included a wheel-mounted demi-culverin, two brass sakers, a falcon, and another fixed demi-culverin. Taking advantage of the island's strategic
Lindisfarne_Castle
26926⁄94 bm tons. She was originally armed with 22 guns, comprising 18 demi-culverins on the single gundeck and 4 sakers on the quarterdeck. At the Restoration
English_ship_Pembroke_(1655)
King of Scotland from 1488 to 1513
shooting matches with hand culverins in the great halls of Holyrood Palace and Stirling Castle. James also took a culverin to stalk deer in the park of
James_IV
38-gun fourth rate vessel
1667. The culverin was a gun of 4,500 pounds with a 5.5-inch bore firing a 17.5-pound shot with a twelve-pound powder charge The demi-culverin was a gun
English_ship_Guinea
Small cannon mounted on swivel for ease in aiming
names, sometimes "Murderer", "Base", "Sling", "Port-Piece", "Serpentine", "Culverin", "Pierrier", "Stock Fowler", and "Patterero" in English; "Pierrier à boîte"
Swivel_gun
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
By 1665 she carried 58 guns, comprising 20 demi-cannon, 4 culverins and 32 demi-culverins, with 2 small falcons on the poop. She took part in the Battle
HMS_Montagu_(1660)
Projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun
some are stone while others are cast iron. The development of the hand culverin and matchlock arquebus brought about the use of cast lead balls as projectiles
Bullet
Smoothbore muzzle-loading culverin
hồng di pháo) was the Chinese name for Portuguese-style muzzle-loading culverins introduced to China and Korea from the Portuguese colony of Macau and
Hongyipao
Warship
245 tons bm). She was originally armed with 22 guns, comprising 18 demi-culverins on the single gundeck and 4 sakers on the quarterdeck. In 1660 the Forrester
English_ship_Forrester
Artillery used by the Mughal empire
Breech-loading swivel gun Carronade Coastal artillery Coilgun Culverin Demi-cannon Demi-culverin Double-barreled cannon Falconet Field gun Gun-howitzer Gun-mortar
Mughal_artillery
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
but in practice she carried 66, comprising 22 demi-cannon, 6 culverins, and 36 demi-culverins, together with one pair of (3-pounder) falcons. By 1677 this
HMS_Dreadnought_(1660)
CULVERIN
CULVERIN
CULVERIN
CULVERIN
CULVERIN
CULVERIN
CULVERIN
CULVERIN
CULVERIN