Here's a book I'd never heard of before tonight. I found it very interesting because it is full of all kinds of data, quaint stuff you never see elsewhere. Also, US Navy gunnery data from the era it represents seems to be very scarce.
http://books.google.com/books?id=lHcNBLcgVSQC&lpg=PA37&ots=TfpGUlyK1K&dq=grapeshot%20weight%208%2012%2016&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=&f=falseHere's a sampling-a portion of the table of contents. Sorry but the "text" conversion I had to do to copy it creates a lot of typos which are not in the raw version you will see on Google.
Preface, ................. ;".. 9
Tables of Sea Stores and Outfits, ............ 14
Apparatus necessary for the equipment of Long Guns, ..... 23
Table of the Diametcr for the Grape Shot, ......... 37
Cylinder Formers for Long Guns, ............ 38
A Table shewing the Weight of Grape Shot from 1 to 1000, ... 38
Apparatus necessary for the equipment of'Carronades, ..... 38
Cylinder Formers for Carronades, ...... .....49
Plan of a Cylinder Former, Double: and Single, ....... 50
A Table of Questions and Answers, useful in Gunnery, ----- 51
Parts of a Gun Carriage, ........ ». 60
Dimensions of Powder Barrels, ............. 60
Form of a Certificate, ...... ........ . . (jo
Instructions, ------ ......... - . . . fi|
Preparations for throwing Guns over board in bad weather, - - - 6.}
To know the distance of a Shot by the sound of a Gun, ..... C\]
liow to make u Gun lay fair on the Carriage, so as to keep clear of the Ports, .................. Cj
Observations at Quarters, - -- ........... 64
Table on Powder, ................. 67
Table of the different sorts of Powder and the Marks, - .... 67
How Great Britain tries Powder, ------- ..... gjj
How the United Stales tries I'owder, ........ - . „ gfj
Directions for Mealing Pov.Ucr, ............ 69
Utensils wanted .............. --..69
Table on the proportion of Powder for Sea Guns, Long1, - - - - 70
Gunners' Quadrants and Plumb ....... - ..... 70
Method of proving' Guns in the U. 8. Navy, ..... .-..71
Questions and Aiuwei-i, .............. - 73
A Table of days works calculated to finish the articles appertaining to to a Gun for actual service, ...... -.-7VJ
Quantity of Junk taken to inake a number of Flemish \Vacls. - . 75
Canvas taken to quilt a certain number of Grape. - - 75
Marline taken to quilt a certain number of Grape Shot, - 75
Twine taken to make a certain number of Bags, ... 76
Height of a certain number of Grape Shot, ......... 7(5
certain number of stands of Grape, - ..... -77
certain number of double headed Shot, ...... 77
Quantity of Flannel taken to make a certain number of Cylinders for
Long Guns, .............. 73
Thread taken to nu;ke a certain number of Cylinders for
Long Guns, --.--------...73
Flannel taken to make a certain number of Cylinders for
Carronades, .............. 78
Thread taUen to make a certain number of Cylinders for
Carronades, ..... -.-......79
Proportion of Fow'dtr for Carronades, - ... ...... 7<j
A Table shewing the Length and Weight of Guns used in the United
States' Navy of true cast bores, ..'..... 80
Diameter of the Bore of a piece of Ordnance, 80
Round Shot, 80
A Table of a triangular Pile of Balls, 81
Explanation of - - ditto 81
Calculator of Bombs and Shot 82
Rule to find the Number of Bombs or Shot in a Pile, 89
Rule for making Gun Carriages, 89
Tables on Fire Ships, 91
Method of Blowing a Ship or Fortification tip, 93
Composition for Blacking Guns, 94
for Blankets, 95
Tables on Carcasses, 95
Formers for Musket and Pistol Cartridges, 98
A Table shewing the number of Musquet and Pistol Cartridges made
from one sheet to one and two quires of paper, - - 99
Quantity of Powder taken for a number of Cartridges, 100
Twine to pack a number of Cartridges, ...... 100
Weight of so many packs of Cartridges, 100
Quantity of Thread taken for a number of Cartridges, 101
Weight of a number of packs of Cartridges, 101
Quantity of Powder taken for a number of Cartridges, -
