Model of Two Congreve Rockets with Launching Gear, Rijkswerf Rotterdam (attributed to), c. 1818 Canvas Print

Model of Two Congreve Rockets with Launching Gear, Rijkswerf Rotterdam (attributed to), c. 1818 Canvas Print

Model of two fire rockets on a launcher or seat, for placement on a sloop. The missiles themselves consist of a pointed cylinder, the tip of which is the incendiary bomb and the rear part the rocket engine; on the outside of the cylinder a long stabilization pole is attached. The chair is a ladder-shaped frame with a walking ring hung around a mast, which stands on a round pedestal; with a fall over the disc in the top of the mast, the frame is hoisted and lowered for aiming and loading. On each leg of the frame is a beam with a metal chamber and flint lock mounted with a set of brackets. The flint locks have tractors with holes for a tractor rope. The head of the rocket is placed in the chamber under two brackets. The spark of the flint lock is ricoched off in the chamber by a plate to get into the back of the rocket.

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