| Mallet's Mortar | |
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 Mallet's Mortar at Fort Nelson |
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| Type | siege mortar |
| Place of origin | UK |
| Service history | |
| Wars | unused |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Robert Mallet |
| Manufacturer | C. J. Mare ironworks, Blackwall |
| Produced | 1857 |
| Number built | 2 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 42 long tons (43 t) |
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| Calibre | 36 inch (910 mm) |
| Effective range | 1½ miles with 2,400 lb shell |
Mallet's Mortar was a British siege mortar built for, but never used, in the Crimean War
The mortar was design by Robert Mallet. It was constructed in sections so that it could be transported.
Shell weight was between 2,400 pounds (1,100 kg) and 2,986 lb. In testing it fired the lighter shell a distance of 1.5 miles (2.4 km).
The guns, unused except for testing, have been preserved at the Royal Artillery base in Woolwich and the Royal Armouries Fort Nelson near Portsmouth.[1]
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