Carronade Cannon

The carronade is named after its developer/manufacturer the Carron Iron Company of Falkirk. It was made in the 1770’s and these cannons were introduced into the Royal Navy during the Revolutionary War. They were only fitted at the captain’s wish until the Napoleonic War.  Carronades were made with 12, 18-24, and 32 calibres, maybe some smaller or larger.  In 1795 they put these cannons on ships which worked a lot better than the one pounder swivel guns that they previously had.