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The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885

Note 24 — Chapter IX · OBSERVATIONS ON THE BOMBARDMENT.

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There were 1,731 shot and shell fired from the heavy guns. Of these, 88 were fired from the Inflexible's 80-ton guns. The average number of rounds for the heavy guns of the fleet was a little over 20 for each gun.

At the bombardment of Algiers one ship, H.M.S. Queen Charlotte, alone fired 4,462 round shot.

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