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Report of target practice on board the U.S.S. "Dale"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.13 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1857-1858 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 33 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Reporting on the success of target practices. First page details four cannon practices held on 15 July 1857, 31 August 1857, 13 October 1857 and 12 January 1858. Lists size of target, movement of ship, number of shells fired, success of the practice, and numerous other facts regarding the practice. Second page lists results of practice with muskets and pistols.

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