Guns & storage

[Fynn]

Hello, iam new to this forum and from Germany, so my english is not so good.

Iam interested in the ships used in the Napoleonic wars (and before&after) and after a lot of googling for ship plans and infos i have a question about the storage of the guns. on the most plans you can see that 2-4 guns are placed in the captain's quarters. are these guns present all times or are they brought in when the ship gets ready for action? where are they stored when not in use? are there drawings or pics how the officer's cabins are fitted out, especially the captain's quarters (yes, i have seen those pic from hms trincomalee, hms endeavour and others in google but you can't see much of bedplace or dining room).
thanks in advance,
Fynn

[PMarione]

You van see them in Nelson's cabin on board the Victory too:
http://alexbeecroftonblogger.blogspot.com/2008/11/victory.html

When not in action specially in bad weather, they could be lashed alongside the ship.
The captain like the crew was living literally on the guns.

One can imagine that in time of peace these guns could be stored in the hold.

@+P

[Fynn]

thanks for the answer. the flickr photos also contain a pic of the captain's bedplace with the gun actually lashed fore and aft below the gunport, a technique i read about but could not find a picture or diagram. seems to be a good compromise between the convenience of a closed gunport, storage of the gun "at it's battlestation" and useable space in the cabin.