This gun had a short barrel and was of relatively low power compared to the 12 pounders of 12 and 18 long cwt (610 and 910 kg), although it fired the same shells.

[3] The Royal Navy eventually replaced the gun with the 3.7-inch (94 mm) mountain howitzer.

[4] There is a surviving example held and maintained at Devonport Field Gun Association Heritage Centre & Museum at Crownhill Fort, Plymouth.

There are also three examples at the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets summer training camp at HMCS Acadia in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.

[7] This cannon is the type used in the famous British Royal Navy field gun competitions.