The Ordnance Society

Ordnance & Artillery of All Periods


NEWSLETTER No. 144 & JOURNAL VOL. 30

The latest Newsletter No. 144 is now available for download from the DOWNLOADS sub-page of the PUBLICATIONS page; and is available for members only.  Apologies for the delay.

Journal Vol. 30 was posted to Ordnance Society members at the end of December last year, and the indices to Vol. 30 have just been added to the PUBLICATIONS page.

The Journal itself will be made available for download at the start of February, next month, after the Password to access the DOWNLOADS page has been changed and then e-mailed to Ordnance Society members.

 


NEW ANIMATION

Ordnance Society member Rob Brassington has recently uploaded another of his superb animations, this time on the Armstrong 7-inch (110-pdr) Rifled Breech Loader.

Links to all 69 of Rob’s animations are available on the ‘drop-down’ ANIMATIONS page in PUBLICATIONS.

 


TWO CONFERENCES IN 2024 – CALL FOR PAPERS

There are two conferences next year with ‘Calls for Papers’; details are on the ORDNANCE EVENTS PAGE

 

The Naval Dockyards Society-

“From Yards to Hards: Preparing Allied Naval Forces for the 1944 Normandy Landings”

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The Ordnance Society and The Royal Armouries-

“Artillery Post 1800 – Targets, Technology & Tactics”

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ORDNANCE SOCIETY AGM – SUNDAY 29TH OCTOBER

Our Annual General Meeting will be held at The Royal Armouries Fort Nelson, Fareham, Portsmouth PO17 6AN on Sunday 29th October, starting at 1100; tea & coffee from 1030 in the Education Room. You will be directed from the Visitor Centre. The meeting should be finished by 1300.

Lunch can be taken in the excellent Café.

After lunch, a tour of the Fort will be offered, or members can make their own way around this extensive collection.

Please confirm your intention to attend to Nicholas Hall, Hon Sec by email to aghada_hall@yahoo.co.uk

The Board is most grateful for accommodating us at Fort Nelson despite the main reception suite being already booked for another event.

The Board welcomes nominations for new members of the Board. Please make sure first that the nominee is willing to stand.

The Agenda will be issued in due course.

 

Nicholas Hall

 


NEW ANIMATION

Ordnance Society member Rob Brassington has recently uploaded another of his superb animations on the 12.5-inch RML, this time showing many of the technical aspects of operating the gun, as well as its manufacture.  All 68 of his animations are available on the ‘drop-down’ ANIMATIONS page from PUBLICATIONS.