Lyle gun
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The Lyle gun is a small, line-throwing cannon historically used in maritime rescue operations to fire a rope to ships in distress from shore.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cannon
ⓘ
line-throwing gun ⓘ maritime rescue device ⓘ |
| aimedWith |
elevation quadrant
ⓘ
sighting devices ⓘ |
| category |
naval artillery derivative
ⓘ
sea rescue equipment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
operation by small rescue crews
ⓘ
shore-based rescue of shipwreck victims ⓘ |
| developedBy | David A. Lyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
former life-saving stations
ⓘ
maritime museums ⓘ |
| firingDirection | over a distressed vessel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
metal cannon barrel
ⓘ
powder charge ⓘ projectile ⓘ shot line ⓘ wooden carriage ⓘ |
| hasProjectileType |
conical projectile
ⓘ
cylindrical projectile ⓘ |
| hasType | smoothbore gun ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
iron ⓘ |
| namedAfter | David A. Lyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIn | history of maritime safety ⓘ |
| operatedFrom | shore ⓘ |
| powerMethod | gunpowder charge ⓘ |
| preservedAs | museum artifact ⓘ |
| range | approximately 600 to 700 yards ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
modern line-throwing guns
ⓘ
rocket-propelled line throwers ⓘ |
| requires |
careful line packing
ⓘ
trained crew ⓘ |
| safetyRisk |
line entanglement
ⓘ
recoil hazard ⓘ |
| standardEquipmentOf |
United States Life-Saving Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Life-Saving Service stations
early U.S. Coast Guard stations ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Coast Guard
ⓘ
United States Life-Saving Service ⓘ life-saving stations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
establishing a breeches buoy line
ⓘ
firing a line to ships in distress ⓘ maritime rescue operations ⓘ shore-to-ship line throwing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| uses |
black powder
ⓘ
line-carrying projectile ⓘ |
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