black powder crates.

[newfyviking]

I was wondering if anyone has seen what type of boxes or caring crates the old ships used to carry black powder around on the ships.

 

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[vpnavy]

I was wondering if anyone has seen what type of boxes or caring crates the old ships used to carry black powder around on the ships.

Until a member pipes in - I searched Google and found: Black powder storage on old British ships Apr 24, '10 2:28 PM

 

[Red_desert]

What did shipping/storage crates look like in the Middle-Ages?

If you search "medieval crate" on google you get 2 things: 3D crates that look suspiciously modern or you get real, chest-like boxes. I'm wondering if the latter is the norm for the time period?

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[Smithbrown]

Barrels?

 

[whydahdiver]

Barrels?

I worked on the wreck of British frigate sunk in 1778 and she carried gunpowder in barrels with copper hoops, don't want any iron near that powder!

 

[crashbandicoot]

It,s always been my understanding that black gunpowder on ships was stored in wooden barrels,as has been stated. Loose powder was required for the guns. Blasting black powder was most often formed into sticks and shipped and stored in wood crates,I believe. There was a brand called Giant powder,but I,m not certain it was black powder.

 

[newfyviking]

I did google it and found it was stored in barrels under the water line, they had young men or boys put the powder in small bags for each cannon. i am wondering if they used creates with the bags in them to take to the guns. when in battle time and efficiency would be key.

 

[Smithbrown]

No. They carried them in open bucket-like containers.

 

[whydahdiver]

No. They carried them in open bucket-like containers.

Exactly and they often they used young boys for this duty, "powder monkeys".

 

[Smithbrown]

Efficiency is not key- safety is key.