It was by far the most common 32 - pounder used by the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars , with 1961 guns being recorded as in use .
1733 being in storage at the end of March 1857 .
It was by far the most common 32 - pounder used by the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars , with 1961 guns being recorded as in use and 1733 being in storage at the end of March 1857 .