StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: John Paul Jones

whn - long tom

whn - long tom

StoneRoad2013
09 Nov 2016 169
The plaque on the cannon "Long Tom" - about John Paul Jones ...
O&S - spiked

O&S - spiked

StoneRoad2013
22 Sep 2015 1 1 428
The figure shows the spiking of a gun. John Paul Jones, during his 1788 raid of Whitehaven intended to disable the defence guns in this way - a standard tactic of the time. (Spiking is driving a soft iron nail into the touchhole of a cannon, thus preventing it being fired. A skilled gunner should be able to remove the spike, but that takes time and the touchhole can be damaged)