Know your Nautical Terminology
round shot
The proper name for a cannonball
canister shot
A type of antipersonnel cannon load in which lead balls or other loose metallic items were enclosed in a tin or iron shell. On firing, the shell would disintegrate, releasing the smaller metal objects with a shotgun-like effect.
grapeshot
Small balls of lead fired from a cannon, analogous to shotgun shot but on a larger scale; similar to canister shot but with larger individual shot. Intended specifically to injure personnel and damage rigging more than to cause structural damage.
langrage or langridge
1. Another name for canister shot.
2. Solid shot suitable for damaging rigging. (Sometimes called barshot)
A stool of grapeshot from the USS Constitution museum
An example of langrage
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