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Sink or Sail?
Computing Constitution’s immersion factor
Use what you learned in the lesson to answer questions 1-3 below, and enter your answers in the appropriate place in the table. Then use the table to answer the rest of the questions. 
| 1. | How much did the cannon balls shot from each size gun weigh? (answer entered on table) | | 2. | Each gun averaged about 230 pounds per pound of cannon ball. How much did the different guns weigh? (answer entered on table) | | 3. | How many guns of each size did Constitution have on board? (answer entered on table) | | 4. | Compute the total weight of all guns of each size and enter in table. (answer entered on table) | | 5. | What was the grand total of long guns on board?54 | | 6. | (a)What was the grand total of the weight of all cannon on board? 270,480 pounds | | | (b)How many tons is this? 120.705 tons | | 7. | Constitution’s immersion factor is one inch per 10 tons of weight aboard her. How many inches did she settle from the weight of her long guns? 7.54 inches | Have on Hand- photocopies of blank worksheet and objects that weigh 12, 18 and 24 pounds (optional). Blank Worksheet (pdf)  | Gundeck of USS Constitution with 24 pound long gun, 1931
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