1. Lead-base coppered Babbitt is able to withstand shock and vibration and requires less lubrication than other types of Babbitt

2. ‘In addition to remarkable administrative and strategic abilities, Middleton was also instrumental in getting the Royal Navy to adopt Carronades and coppered hulls.’ ‘In fact, the vessel carried a mixed battery of up to fifty guns, including a main battery of long 24-pounders and short Carronades, which could fire a heavier 32-pound ball