TABLE C.

Tangent practice with 8-inch Guns, weighing 65, and 60 cwt., carrying a single shot weighing 56 lb., or a shell weighing 56 lb., and charged with 10 lb. of powder. The line of sight is parallel to the axis of the bore, and the gun is 5 feet 4 inches above the level of the water.

Eleva- tions.	Dist- ances.	Heights of part aimed at above the water.		The Points aimed at
				In a Line of battle ship of 82 guns.	In a 44 Gun frigate.
°   ′    ″	yards.	ft.	in.
0 22 20	330	11	10	1 foot below the portsills of the main deck.	1½ foot below the portsills of the quarter deck.
0 35   0	435	18	7	7 inches below the portsills of the quarterdeck, and forecastle.	5 feet above ditto.
0 47 30	535	27	6	2 feet above the afterpart of poop plank sheer.	Twice the height from the water to ditto.
1   0   0	630	38	4	About midway between the water-line, and the under side of the maintop.	Three times ditto.
1 20   0	756	58	0	3 feet below the upper side of the foreyard.	Upper side of the mainyard.
1 40   0	879	82	0	Upper side of cap to mizenmast; or, 4 feet above the under side of the maintop.	2 ft. below the upper side of the cap of the mainmast.
2   0   0	1000	110	0	2 feet below the crosstrees of the mizentopmast.	1 ft. above the upper side of crosstrees of foretopmast.
2 20   0	1078	137	0	1 foot below the crosstrees of the maintopmast.	1 ft. above the head of the topgallant rigging foremast.
2 40   0	1153	166	0	4 feet below the head of topgallant rigging.	2 feet below the truck of the mainmast.
3   0   0	1225	198	0	6 feet above the truck of mainmast.
Tangent practice with 32-pounder Gun, weighing 56 cwt., carrying one solid shot, charge 10 lb. The line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore, and the Gun 5 feet 4 inches above the water.
0 15   0	343	9	10	3 feet below the portsills of the upper deck.	3 feet above the portsills of the upper deck.
0 30   0	435	16	9	4 feet above ditto.	3 feet above the portsills of the quarter deck.
0 41   0	525	24	0	1 foot below the afterpart of poop plank sheer.	About midway between the water, and the under side of foreyard.
0 52   0	613	33	0	Midway between the water & upper side of mainyard.	One-third of distance from the water to the crosstrees of mizentopmast.
1   0   0	700	42	0	About midway between the water and the upper side of the cap of the mizenmast.	Midway between the water, and cap of mainmast.
1 20   0	835	63	8	About 2 feet below the upper side of the mainyard.	The under side of foretop.
1 40   0	968	90	0	4 feet below the upper side of the cap of mainmast.	4 feet under the mizentopsail-yard.
2   0   0	1100	120	0	3 feet above the upper side of foretopsail-yard.	1 ft. below the upper side of crosstrees of maintopmast.
2 20   0	1240	157	0	1 foot above the head of topgallant rigging, foremast.	5 feet above the truck of foremast.
2 40   0	1378	198	0	5 feet above the truck of mainmast.
Vide—Tables of Practice, &c., pages 74, 75, 77, 79.