Note 18 — Chapter IV
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This practice encumbers the deck, and interferes materially at times with the management of the gun. Trial was therefore made on board the Plymouth, where the gun was on a covered deck, of hooks attached to the beams above, near each piece, in which the Sponges and Rammers were placed after having been used. The only objection was, that too much time might be lost in so doing; but after continued trials this was found not to be the case, when the men had been properly trained.