120-pounder Whitworth naval gun [SEP] designer
120-pounder Whitworth naval gun
The 120-pounder Whitworth naval gun was designed by Joseph Whitworth during the 1860s. It was a rifled muzzle loader and used his hexagonal rifled bore design, the principle of which is described in the article on the 70-pounder Whitworth naval gun.
Service.
A number of 120-pounders were bought by the Brazilian Navy and used to arm some of its ironclads during the Paraguayan War in the late 1860s.
References.
- Alexander Lyman Holley, "A Treatise on Ordnance and Armor" published by D.
- 70-pounder Whitworth naval gun and 120-pounder Whitworth naval gun, naval guns made on a similar principle
- Baron Whitworth, two titles in the Peerage of Ireland
- Whitworth University, a private, liberal-arts institution in Spokane, Washington
- Whitworth Park School, a secondary school in Spennymoor, County Durham, England
- Whitworths, a dried fruit, home baking and snack products company
- British Standard Whitworth (BSW), a specification for screw fasteners