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Ordnance

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on large guns such as cannons. Works on small arms are entered under Firearms.

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Alger, P.R.: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, 1901

 File — Box 1, Folder: 36
Identifier: RG-15
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Classified and unclassified lectures delivered by visiting scholars, flag rank officers, and government officials.

Dates: 1901
Found in: Naval War College Archives / Guest lectures / Transcripts

Alger, P.R.: Ordnance and Armor, 1901

 File — Box 1, Folder: 35
Identifier: RG-15
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Classified and unclassified lectures delivered by visiting scholars, flag rank officers, and government officials.

Dates: 1901
Found in: Naval War College Archives / Guest lectures / Transcripts

Amphibious Exercises in Mediterranean, circa 1944

 Item — Box 34: Series I, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series D- Item 100.11831
Scope and Contents

8x10 black and white photo of allied forces conducting amphibious exercises in Mediterranean: 10/11 June 1944

Dates: circa 1944
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series D. Navy: General / Ordnance and Equipment

Birnie, Rogers: The Construction of Heavy Ordnance, 1907 Jul 30

 File — Box 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: RG-15
Scope and Contents

Lecture delivered to officers by Lt. Colonel Rogers Birnie on ordnance manufacturing.

Dates: 1907 Jul 30
Found in: Naval War College Archives / Guest lectures / Transcripts

Brainard, R. M.: Naval Guns and Fire Control, 1923

 File — Box 3, Folder: 41
Identifier: RG-15
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Classified and unclassified lectures delivered by visiting scholars, flag rank officers, and government officials.

Dates: 1923
Found in: Naval War College Archives / Guest lectures / Transcripts

Explosions, circa 1940-1945

 Item — Box 34: Series I, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series D- Item 100.11832
Scope and Contents

3.5x5.5 black and white photo of ordnance exploding, location and dates are unknown. No info provided on the back of the photo.

Dates: circa 1940-1945
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series D. Navy: General / Ordnance and Equipment

Harpoon Missile, circa 1975

 Item — Box 34: Series I, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series D- Item 100.11833
Scope and Contents

8x10 black and white photo of a harpoon missile fire from the escort USS Knox, DE-1052

Dates: circa 1975
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series D. Navy: General / Ordnance and Equipment

Interior of Turret, circa 1901

 Item — Box 34: Series I, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series D- Item 100.11841
Scope and Contents

3.5x7 black and white stereoptic photo of the inside of an 8 in turret, Cruiser New York, USN

Dates: circa 1901
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series D. Navy: General / Ordnance and Equipment

Knight, Austin M.: Ordnance Lecture, 1906 Aug 29-30

 File — Box 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: RG-15
Scope and Contents

Lecture delivered by Commander Austin M. Knight, U.S.N. on the developments of ordnance.

Dates: 1906 Aug 29-30
Found in: Naval War College Archives / Guest lectures / Transcripts

Knight, Austin M.: Recent Developments in Ordnance and Armor, 1910 Jul 27 and 28

 File — Box 2, Folder: 18
Identifier: RG-15
Scope and Contents

Lectures delivered by Captain Austin M. Knight, U.S.N. on the developments on ordnance.

Dates: 1910 Jul 27 and 28
Found in: Naval War College Archives / Guest lectures / Transcripts
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