Cannon vs. Pirate Ship: Shooting Projectiles from The Golden Age of Sail

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Today we're shooting a stand in pirate ship hull with our revolutionary war style black powder cannon. Our stand in pirate ship is made out of 2" thick solid red oak planks, which represents the standard ship hull of the time which was between 2"-5" in thickness and was made out of a softer wood, usually elm or ash. We're going to be shooting the standard naval projectiles of the golden age of sail to see what kind of damage they would do to out stand in pirate ship hull. Bar shot, chain shot, lead cannonballs, steel and stone cannonballs, what kind of damage will they do to the hull? What kind of splinter damage will the hull do to someone on the ship? Let's find out!
A Bit of History: Pirate and merchant ships of the time didn't usually carry many cannons, if any at all, as they were designed to be fast and agile, utilizing hit and run tactics, so heavy and expensive cannons were not standard fare on the average pirate or merchant ship of the day. Pirates were also trying to capture ships and the valuable cargo onboard intact, so small, light, and significantly cheaper anti-personal robinet cannons were the standard cannons found on the majority of pirate and merchant ships for self defense against pirates or for use against the merchant ships.
00:00-02:26 Introduction
02:27-04:46 Chain Shot
04:47-06:07 Bar Shot
06:08-08:48 Lead Cannonball
08:49-10:31 Stone Cannonball
10:32-12:20 Steel Cannonball
12:21-13:55 Grape Shot Musket Balls
13:56-16:06 Final Damage Overview
16:07-17:32 Outro
If you have any ideas about things you'd like to see us shoot with the cannon or shoot out of the cannon leave them in a comment below and we will try to get those out for you guys!
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@KOS_Nova 3 месяца назад

based cannon owner. just like the founding fathers intended

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

It’s also an unregistered homemade ghost cannon.

@gabehartman6832 Месяц назад

Excellent subbed!

@BarbosaUral 3 месяца назад

A mortared brick wall, a double mortared brick wall, a 4" concrete wall, roundish stone wall, layered stone wall (flagstone), a palisade of 6"-8" trees, a gun safe...the possibilities are endless.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

I've had a few for the brick and concrete walls so that's for sure on the list and I've already built a cinderblock wall for an upcoming video. We have to be careful shooting at my parents range though as the neighbors get fussy so I can't shoot too many things that require build time and the other ranges. I also like the bundles of trees and I've had a few request for that one too. Thanks for tuning in!

@jcoopdo 2 месяца назад

@@TheCannoneerall I heard was "I'm going to try to make a cannon suppressor so I can shoot on mom and dad's range all day long". 😜

@MultiSkyman1 2 месяца назад

Agree! Lots of interesting things to shoot. Also, you can get into changing up the amount of powder charges to test different results.

@kevinkukacka1409 Месяц назад

I love your knowledge and explanation of the usefulness of smaller cannons in the age of sail

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

Thank you! It might be smaller but it’s a very very valid historical cannon and was widely used so I wanted to clarify and make sure people knew! Thanks for tuning in!

@lukedeer2579 14 дней назад

@@TheCannoneerone thing I would point out is you repeat the same information several times throughout the video, and even back to back. Just a thought, you might could clean up the vids with a mite less talking.

@shaqtus3365 Месяц назад

I was bored and was looking for a video like this a few months ago. Glad this showed up on my home page, great video and very informative.

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

Thanks for tuning in! Glad I could answer your questions!

@user-sf1jv9mz3n 3 месяца назад

Stone ball vs Steel ball, only difference is weight both unmarked. My favorite shot is your next one.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

I’ll weight one and let y’all know! Thanks for tuning in!

@keithwhisman 3 месяца назад

Wood splinters flying near super sonic speeds from hits would cause a lot if not most of the injuries during an engagement that did not involve a boarding.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near those splinters flying!

@tafino 3 месяца назад

Dude my new fav channel. I’ve always fantasized about having a cannon and what I’d load into it. We used to make miniature versions with pipe and black powder but it’s been a minute. Your content is quality, organized, and concise, as is the shot you load in that cannon. Well done!

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much! You should build one if you can!

@MultiSkyman1 2 месяца назад

Black powder cannons are easy to get into. I own a few. start with a one inch bore size. I think though, some of the small cannon suppliers may not be in business anymore though. Check online of course.

@keithwhisman 3 месяца назад

From what I’ve read chain and bar shot was used for tearing up rigging and working on knocking over the trees while something like canister shooting dozens of rifle balls was used against personnel during boarding preparations. They’d fire canister to clear the decks then board with marine snipers in the trees firing down on targets of opportunity.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Very very true! I’m working on a rigging and sail set up to try them against for the future so we can use them to their real purpose. I’ve heard they were also anti personal for chainshot but that sounds horrifying.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

What was your favorite shot? What do you want to see us shoot next?

@Bayan1905 3 месяца назад

During the Battle of Valcour Island, Benedict Arnold, before he betrayed the US and when he was still a respected and very capable commander, took charge of a makeshift fleet of gunboats in an attempt to keep the British from coming south on Lake Champlain. On his gunboats, he took fascines, rolls of saplings about 1 inch thick and tied very tightly together, on average about 4-5 inches thick and he would hang just above where the cannons were to protect the gun crews from musket and small cannon fire. I wonder if the fascines could deflect a cannon ball smaller in size, say something from a 4 pounder or less since all the gun boats on Lake Champlain weren't huge ships of the line, but they used a couple cannons each and swivel guns.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

@Bayan1905 I just screenshot your comment and added that to the list of things to shoot! That’s a good one and should be pretty easy to make as well. I’d imagine the musket balls would be easily stopped but we shall find out on the rest! Thanks for the idea and for tuning in!

@jimmycannon8492 3 месяца назад

Armor piercing rounds!

@MultiSkyman1 2 месяца назад

Steel!

@BiscuitWaite Месяц назад

I wasn't surprised by the lead cannonball punching through but the steel shot was very satisfying. I would love to see you shoot a steel version of that M61 round.

@victormartin2774 3 месяца назад

Great video man, I've seen plenty of content about pirate ammo but it's very nice that you bring it to life ! For deck clearing pirates would have used *anything* they could shove in a canister and kept the lead for the muskets as they were favored over cannons but more conventional navies would have gone with lead or iron balls. The best sea service muskets available at the time would have been "fusils boucaniers", which are a type of French, very long-barreled muskets meant to have extended range to clear decks more efficiently while pistols, blunderbusses or shorter muskets were meant for boarding. Shells were hollowed cannonbals filled with gunpowder and fitted with a fuse lit by the ignition of the propellant charge. It is something you could replicate but please omit the powder in the balls and just stick a fuse in them if you replicate this, so as not to get hurt by the exploding ball. The goal would just be to check if the fuse will indeed ignite under these conditions. Red hot shot would have been a rarer but more effective way of sinking a ship, but it is very dangerous to replicate as the heated iron ball could set your charge off.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

I’m going to make that wooden trash canister for you here soon too! I did some research on it and how they made it. I’ve wanted to do hot shot since I started the channel but I don’t quite know how to get it in the barrel without setting off the powder charge. I know they had specialized cannons just for that but that’s still scary! We can basically shoot anything legal at the new range so we might be able to get the explosive ones if we can get the channel big enough to get in someone with a license. I hope we can get a 3” field gun at some point and break some stuff! I always appreciate and learn from your comments and I do appreciate that you keep tuning in!

@victormartin2774 3 месяца назад

@@TheCannoneer my comments are snacks for the algorithm but I try to make them interesting to read too. I did some research and you can make the explosive ones if they contain less than 1/4 ounce of boom dust.

@admiralakbar1936 Месяц назад

Very interesing, I was always curious about cannon vs ship action, and here we go, youtube recommended me your channel. Thanks for great content! Of course larger caliber cannons vs wood, multiple layers of wood, masts, concrete and all other hard stuff are even more interesting (like the biggest war ship cannons).

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

My hope is to get a bigger cannon at some point and then give these a revisit!

@admiralakbar1936 Месяц назад

@@TheCannoneer cool, I wont miss it

@Willy_Tepes Месяц назад

The chain shot I have seen is two cannon balls with holes through them, connected with chain.

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

They actually used many different forms of both chain and bar shot that had full and half cannonballs on the ends. It all depended on the point in time and the materials they had at hand to make them!

@Willy_Tepes Месяц назад

@@TheCannoneer I had a 12 pounder ball with a hole through, that I just found by the side of the road.

@Katvanished Месяц назад

I do believe actual hull was a decent bit thicker- if I'm remembering correctly even the 100 ft schooner I was on had like 3-4 inches of wood

@andrewholdaway813 Месяц назад

True but also the cannons were a decent bit bigger

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

We’re to scale!

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

Very true. we’re shooting against a smaller boat with a cannon that wasn’t designed to shoot against boats! One day we will get a bigger bore and try it with some thicker wood!

@OneCanisLupus Месяц назад

Made of something better than pine. Oak maybe.

@knivesiguess 3 месяца назад

Kinda surprised the stone ball didn't make it through.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Me too honestly. I figured it would have no problem.

@notmenotme614 Месяц назад

It would be better trying the chain shot and bar shot against a model of a mast and rigging. Made from thin wooden dowels. To see if it would cut through poles, ropes and sails?

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

For sure! We most certainly will make that happen! Ive just got to get them built!

@newfoundstarland3755 25 дней назад

You know, you should try making 1890s-1910s naval guns (105mm) and test some cool stuff

@TheCannoneer 25 дней назад

Oddly enough my father and I were looking at 4” barrels yesterday to possibly make one…

@MultiSkyman1 2 месяца назад

Quilted grape shot needs to be on the ammo list. Also "Hot Shot" at some point. (be very careful). Confetti shots are fun too. Also try a nice wad of steel wool on top of a shot and see the shower of sparks effect! You should also get a U shaped safety rammer(also called a crooked rammer)so your body is never in front of the bore while loading. It allows you use to "seat" the projectile and powder charge, from side of the gun, or standing just inside the wheel area.

@TheCannoneer 2 месяца назад

I’ve been wanting to do hot shot for a bit but I’m a little scared of it! I’ll look into the U rammer but we usually just stand off to the side to help prevent that issue! I do appreciate you tuning in!

@dominic6634 Месяц назад

Sounds like you have read Horatio hornblower

@JuanDaringMann 3 месяца назад

Here's a snack for the algorithm 🍪

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Much appreciated!

@armthedillos2290 Месяц назад

can you please make a video on how to make grape shot or cannister shot (not sure what the difference is), how its used, and the effect of it? that would be super helpful :)

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

We sorta of have a video on the grape on the channel and I think the fourth or fifth video we posted is about how to make the shots too! I’m planning on a video of these vs rigging and ropes one day too.

@mikeloveless-wn3tf 3 месяца назад

Nice video, every shot perfectly aimed with good impact

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Thank you! One of the other comments had a link to a full scale broadside from a man of war test and I feel like this was a pretty accurate scaled down test after seeing that video. They had the same kind of damage but just bigger.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KHfK0JHUqR4.html

@admlorenz 2 месяца назад

That was an amazing test! Those 32 pounder shots were brutal 😳

@thudable Месяц назад

THANK YOU ! I'm really enjoying your posts. Keep up the great work.

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

Thank you for watching!

@williamdooly4111 2 месяца назад

Keep up the good work

@TheCannoneer 2 месяца назад

Thank you!!

@Nikki_Baugher Месяц назад

Awesome!

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

Thank you!

@germany.297 2 месяца назад

You should make an apfsds munition for this. Or just and apds

@TheCannoneer 2 месяца назад

I’ve got the fin stabilized ones on the printer as we speak. They take a bit to complete! I’m excited to see what they do. Thanks for tuning in!

@Acroballistics Месяц назад

Where did you get the stone cannonball? Interesting video

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

Amazon ironically! I think it’s a massage or one of those power stone balls but I just googled 35mm stone ball.

@jimmycannon8492 3 месяца назад

No problem at all! Love you're videos!

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much! I’m jealous of your last name haha

@swampfox1776. 3 месяца назад

Would be cool if you could replicate ' bounding' shot. Might be kinda hard with a bore dia that small.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

You’ll have to enlighten me on that one. I’m guessing that might be ones that bounce?

@swampfox1776. 3 месяца назад

@@TheCannoneer yes.... The object with solid spherical shot is to load a reduced powder load and bounce the round or 'skip' the shot across the ground so the shot bounds through the ranks of a unit about chest or head high. Another interesting historical tidbit...is the Turks skipping shot across the water at Byzantine ships bringing supplies to Constantinople

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

So we have a few different ranges that we shoot at and one of them has a rather large pond. I’ll ask and see if they are ok with us trying to skip some steel balls across it and see what happens! Don’t want to shoot lead in the water. I’ve been wanting to see if you can skip them like the patriot for a while but I never knew they were called bounding shots. I bet you’ve got to get the angle just right so it doesn’t just burry itself.

@swampfox1776. 3 месяца назад

@@TheCannoneer I know it was a common tactic ...during the time since gustafus Adolphus through the Napoleonic wars and the war between the states. From what I have read,12 pounders were excellent at doing it. Probably the peices were aimed at probably at a 20-30* shallow angle about 40 yards in front of a formation to get the correct bound.

@paavobergmann4920 27 дней назад

Do you really work the ramrod standing in front of the muzzle, or does it only look like that on screen?

@TheCannoneer 27 дней назад

It’s the camera angel. We stand off to the side.

@paavobergmann4920 27 дней назад

@@TheCannoneer Ah, I hoped so. thanks, that´s good to hear ;-)

@garrettmillsap 3 месяца назад

Well done! Very cool

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Thanks!

@tnttnt221 2 месяца назад

Awesome idea dude)

@TheCannoneer 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@marksellers4875 Месяц назад

Consider your timbers shivered...

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

😂🤣

@Tjbilo 3 месяца назад

This is awesome

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much! If you have anything you want to see us shoot let me know!

@ludecom-cz1wz 3 месяца назад

Chain shot against rigging would be groovy in a far out happening kind of way.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

I’ve been thinking about how to make the best way for that and I think I’ve come up with a good way to make it! I’ll hopefully have that coming out some time soonish. Gotta make more chain and bar shot too!

@MultiSkyman1 2 месяца назад

@@TheCannoneer Yeah, been thinking on how to mock up some rigging. Home Depot time!

@Not_A-Bear 3 месяца назад

looks like you might be getting some gas leakage, especially with the canister shot. have you considered a wooden sabot cup? it should hold together better than the 3d printed cup. maybe a combination of a wooden base/plug at the bottom of the printed cup to act as a rigid base? IDK, ive never owned or shot a cannon

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Back in the day they used wooden pucks for just that purpose behind everything, although you don’t really need it unless you’re shooting loose shot like the musket balls or silverware. Solid balls just need a patch at the most and they seal quite well. As for the wooden cup they also did that too! The French did that and filled it with broken glass and nails and junk and apparently it was devastating against soldiers. I’ll make one of those one of these days. Thanks for tuning in!

@FlashinthePan82 3 месяца назад

Love the channel. Makes me want to try my hand at making a cannon. A bit of constructive criticism if I may. Be a little less repetitive. We only need to know what we’re shooting once. Let us know, then shoot. Telling us 2-3 times is a bit much. Sorry to be “that guy” just something I think might help move the video along a bit. Keep it up. I love watching the destruction!

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Hey that’s a good constructive one so it’s always appreciated! You should give it a shot! They are fun just be careful or your neighbors might call the cops if you shoot it off! Thanks for tuning in!

@BrotherHoodofTheDogxix 22 дня назад

and here I am trying to decide between a .44 Magnum or a .454 Casull for my next revolver BUT you have cannon. So now I have three choices. You are not helping buddy.

@TheCannoneer 22 дня назад

I think the clear answer is a revolving cannon….

@swampfox1776. 3 месяца назад

Bar shot..langrange...chain shot...grape..etc

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

I’m excited to make one of the giant darts that go through the cannonball itself. Sort of like a giant nail in the middle. Thanks for tuning in!

@swampfox1776. 3 месяца назад

@@TheCannoneer yeah I've seen pics of those...forgot who used those.

@swampfox1776. 3 месяца назад

@@TheCannoneer was that 'sliding' bar shot or dumb bell bar shot. Was kinda hard to tell there.

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Dumbbell. I should make some sliding ones. That’s a good one!

@swampfox1776. 3 месяца назад

@@TheCannoneer ever seen scissor shot? A solid shot in two halves that was two halves and had elongated wings that stuck out and were affixed together via a ring? For rigging and such. The Turks had a method to wrap a solid shot in linen? - burlap? Soaked in pitch and pine tar?-and when fired at night you could track the ball as it would be on fire....how they adjusted fire at night.

@brianwynne6835 Месяц назад

More food 🥞

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

Thanks!!!

@erinbass484 3 месяца назад

Your cannon needs a female name. 👍🏻

@TheCannoneer 3 месяца назад

Any suggestions?

@erinbass484 2 месяца назад

Looking to the pat for inspiration, most (if at all) were named by their crew after wives, girlfriends, lost loves. That sort of thing. Maybe ask your other viewers what they think , then put it to a vote see what wins. I cast my vote for “Sweet Lips” As in “Lets load up another one and see what sweet lips can do”. Keep up the good work👍🏻

@pattyg1902 Месяц назад

How about coochie cutter like a play on cookie cutter or Natalia or Miss Turner

@thomasbernier2489 Месяц назад

"Fury"?

@TheCannoneer Месяц назад

@@thomasbernier2489 I'll end up running a pole at some point in the future and let yall decide! I hope to get a larger one if the channel gets big enough and then we can name them both.