| Obusier de vaisseau | |
|---|---|
 Obusier de 36, modèle 1787, found on the wreck of theGolymin. On display at theMusée national de la Marine | |
| Type | naval gun |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1787–1805 |
| Used by | France |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1787 |
| Specifications | |
| Barrel length | 85 cm |
| Crew | 5 |
| Shell weight | 36 lb (16 kg) |
| Calibre | 36-pounder |
Theobusier de vaisseau was a light piece ofnaval artillery with a large calibre mounted on French warships of theAge of Sail. Designed to fireexplosive shells at a low velocity, they were an answer to thecarronade in the close combat and anti-personnel role. However, their intended ammunition proved too dangerous for the crew, and the French navy phased them out at the beginning of theEmpire in favour of the carronade.
Accounts by British warships of the armament of captured French ships tend to describe them as carronades. However, when the description includes the remark that the weapon was brass, this suggests that it was anobusier.
Several of the guns were recovered from the wreck of theGolymin in the road of Brest, and are now on display at theMusée national de la Marine in Paris and in Brest.[1]
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