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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 145180, member: 54"]Yes, the cannon was aboard HMS LYNNET (the one built in 1814) that sank about 1830. The cannon was salvaged in 1949.</p><p><br /></p><p>So was under for about 119 years. Come to think of it, there would have been some water flow through the cannon at least until the vent (small hole near breech) caught enough debris or calcium to stop any flow. The wreck was in very shallow water so breezes would have caused some water flow.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 145180, member: 54"]Yes, the cannon was aboard HMS LYNNET (the one built in 1814) that sank about 1830. The cannon was salvaged in 1949. So was under for about 119 years. Come to think of it, there would have been some water flow through the cannon at least until the vent (small hole near breech) caught enough debris or calcium to stop any flow. The wreck was in very shallow water so breezes would have caused some water flow.[/QUOTE]
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