Brooke rifle

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The Brooke rifle was a Confederate heavy rifled cannon used in coastal defenses and aboard warships during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery piece
naval gun
rifled cannon
ammunition bolt
explosive shell
shell
solid shot
associatedWith Confederate coastal fortifications
Confederate ironclad warships
barrelType rifled
breechType muzzle-loading
caliberRange 6.4-inch to 11-inch
conflict American Civil War
countryOfOrigin Confederate States of America
designer John Mercer Brooke
era 19th century
introducedInPeriod early 1860s
material cast iron
namedAfter John Mercer Brooke
notableFeature banded and rifled construction
designed to rival Union Parrott rifles
placeOfDesign Confederate States Navy Bureau of Ordnance
placeOfManufacture Selma Naval Ordnance Works
Tredegar Iron Works
propellant black powder
reinforcement wrought-iron banding
role coastal defense gun
shipboard main battery gun
status obsolete
survivingExamples displayed in military museums in the United States
usedAt Confederate coastal batteries in Mobile Bay
Fort Fisher
Fort Morgan
usedBy Confederate States Army
Confederate States Navy
usedFor bombardment of shore targets
engaging armored warships
harbor and channel defense
usedIn Confederate fortifications
Confederate warships
coastal defenses
usedOn CSS Atlanta
CSS Richmond-class ironclads
CSS Tennessee
CSS Virginia

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Confederate artillery usedWeapon Brooke rifle
John Mercer Brooke developed Brooke rifle