US Army 8-Inch Rifles in Martinsville, Virginia
Two US Army 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifles are displayed outside the Old Henry County Courthouse in Martinsville, Virginia. These two guns were originally cast as 10-Inch Rodman smoothbores during or just after the American Civil War. In 1885 they were converted to 8-Inch Rifles at West Point Foundry.
Many thanks to Rob from the YouTube Channel FirearmsAddict for these photos!
US Navy 32-Pounder of 4,500 Pounds of USS Santee in Paris, Ohio
US Navy 32-Pounder of 4,500 Pounds Number 52 is displayed in Paris, Ohio. Number 52 was cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1864 and is marked as weighing 4,460 pounds. US Navy records show that it was placed aboard the training frigate USS Santee in 1867. In December of 1882 it was moved to the training ship USS Wyoming. In May of 1898 it was loaned to the Paris Memorial Association in Paris, Ohio.
US Navy 32-Pounder of 27 Hundredweight of USS Preble
US Navy 32-Pounder of 27 Hundredweight Number 85 of USS Preble is displayed at Plum Creek Cemetery outside of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The 32-Pounder was cast by West Point Foundry in 1844. It is marked as weighing 27.1.19 in Hundredweight (3,071 pounds). Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
US Navy 11-Inch Dahlgren of USS Enterprise in Bangor, Michigan
US Navy 11-Inch Dahlgren Number 417 of USS Enterprise is displayed in Arlington Hill Cemetery in Bangor, Michigan. It was manufactured by Hinkley, Williams, and Company (formerly the Boston Locomotive Works) in 1864. As manufactured it weighed 15,875 pounds. Bureau of Ordnance records show that it was in storage until February of 1877 when it was mounted on the steam gunboat USS Enterprise then building at Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine).
US Navy 6”/30-Caliber Rifle Mark 3 of USS Maine
A US Navy 6-Inch / 30-Caliber Gun, Mark 3, is displayed in Alpena, Michigan. It was mounted on USS Maine. Maine, of course, suffered a major explosion in Havana Harbor in 1898 - an event that was a catalyst for the Spanish American War. It is mounted upon its original central pivot Vavasseur mounting.
US Army 42-Pounders in Butler, Pennsylvania
Two US Army 42-Pounders and an 8-Inch Siege Mortar are displayed around a monument in Butler, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for taking these photos!
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren of USS Hartford in Petosky, Michigan
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 249 is displayed in Petosky, Michigan. US Navy Bureau of Ordnance records show that Number 249 served aboard USS Hartford from her commissioning in 1859 through the 1880s. Number 249 was cast at Cyrus Alger & Co. in 1859 and weighed 9,085 pounds. It is displayed on an original, post-war iron carriage.
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren of USS Hartford in Gaylord, Michigan
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 250 of USS Hartford is displayed in Gaylord, Michigan beside the Ostego County Courthouse. It served aboard USS Hartford from the ship’s commissioning in 1859 through the 1880s. It was cast by Cyrus Alger & Company in 1858. As manufactured it weighed 9,035 pounds. It is displayed on an original, post-war US Navy iron carriage. It is one of three 9-Inch Dahlgrens from USS Hartford displayed in northern Michigan, and one of eight associated with the ship to survive.
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott in New Castle, Pennsylvania
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 239 is displayed in New Castle, Pennsylvania. It was manufactured at the West Point Foundry in 1864 and weighed 4,130 pounds. It is displayed at a monument in the center of town. It is mounted inverted on its pedestal.
Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrotts in Wooster, Ohio
Two US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifles are displayed in Wooster, Ohio. Many thanks to friend of the page “Ric D” for sharing these photos!
The two Parrotts are:
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Number 269 which was manufactured at the West Point Foundry in 1864. Weight as manufactured was 1720 pounds.
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Number 271 which was manufactured at the West Point Foundry in 1864. Weight as manufactured was 1736 pounds.
Records show that both of these 20-Pounders served aboard USS Pensacola.
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren of USS Brooklyn in Oakland, New Jersey
A US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren and a US Navy 8-Inch Shell Gun of 6,500 Pounds are displayed at Veterans Park in Oakland, New Jersey. Many thanks to friend of the page Parmesan Chee for sharing these photos!
The two guns are:
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 1162 which was manufactured by Fort Pitt Foundry in 1864. It served upon the veteran steam sloop Brooklyn from August of 1870 to July of 1876.
US Navy 8-Inch Shell Gun of 6,500 Pounds Number 172 which was manufactured at Cyrus Alger & Company in 1866. As manufactured it weighed 6,460 pounds.
US Navy 11-Inch Dahlgren Number 420 of USS Marion in St. Joseph, Michigan
US Navy 11-Inch Dahlgren Number 420 is displayed overlooking Lake Michigan at Lake Bluff Park in St. Joseph, Michigan. It was manufactured by Hinkley, Williams, and Company (formerly the Boston Locomotive Works) in 1864. As manufactured it weighed 15,890 pounds. Bureau of Ordnance records show that it was in storage until 1875 when it was mounted on the steam sloop USS Marion then building at Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine).
US Army 4.5-Inch Rifles in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Two US Army 4.5-Inch Siege Rifles are displayed in Barclay Square in downtown Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. They are:
US Army 4.5-Inch Rifle Number 2 cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1861. It’s weight as manufactured was 3,560.
US Army 4.5-Inch Rifle Number 35 cast at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862. It’s weight as manufactured was 3,519 pounds.
Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for taking these photos!
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott of USS Tallapoosa in Des Moines
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 271 is displayed at the State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa. Bureau of Ordnance records show that this Parrott was mounted aboard the Sassacus-class gunboat USS Tallapoosa likely from her commissioning in 1864 until 1867.
US Navy 42-Pounder of USS Delaware at Port Hudson
The US Navy 42-Pounder of 70 Hundredweight at Port Hudson State Historic Site is a very rare survivor of the type of heavy gun which was used to arm the lower decks of the United States Navy's largest ships of the line. According to the research of Olmstead et al., this 42 Pounder, Number 169, was carried aboard USS Delaware. It was cast at Bellona Foundry in 1821 and it weighed at manufacture 70-1-02 in Hundredweight (7,870 pounds).
US Navy 32-Pounder of 57 Hundredweight in Kenduskeag, Maine
US Navy 32-Pounder of 57 Hundredweight Number 502 is displayed in a cemetery in Kenduskeag, Maine. Number 52 has sharper markings and a better coating than I have seen on most preserved naval guns of its era. (Many thanks to whoever is taking care of it!) Number 502 was cast by Cyrus Alger & Company in 1848. As manufactured it weighed 57-0-14 hundredweight (6,398 pounds). Bureau of Ordnance records show that Number 502 was sent to the navy yard at Boston. It remained in storage there until loaned to the Grand Army of the Republic post in Kenduskeag in 1905.
Many thanks to friend of the page Lee James Thieman for taking and sharing these photos!
US Army 42-Pounder, Pattern 1845, in Richmond, Virginia
A US Army 42-Pounder, Pattern 1845, which was banded and rifled by the Confederates is displayed in front of the Confederate Memorial Chapel in Richmond, Virginia.
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle of USS Lodona in Buchanan, Michigan
A US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle, Registry Number 48, is displayed in a cemetery in Buchanan, Michigan. As manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1862 it weighed 9,727 pounds. US Navy records indicate that it served upon USS Lodona. Lodona was an iron hulled, bark rigged, screw steamer built in 1862 in England. She was captured in Ossabaw Sound attempting to run the blockade into Savannah on August 4th, 1862 by USS Unadilla.
3.3-Inch Parrott Rifles of Montrose, Pennsylvania
Four 3.3-Inch Parrott Rifles are displayed around a monument in Montrose, Pennsylvania. This type of Parrott was manufactured from the same block as the standard 2.9-Inch 10-Pounder of 1861. Why they were made with a larger bore is unknown. I have photographed two other survivors of the type in South Carolina at The Citadel and in Kingstree. Olmstead et al. notes that a May 1861 letter from Robert P. Parrott states that some number of this type of rifle was ordered by the Union Committee of New York. Most of the eight survivors have “Cav.” stamped on the band, as do three of the four in Montrose. Weight of each of these tubes is around 890 pounds. Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for these photos!
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle of USS Mendota in Hartford City, Indiana
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 260 which was carried aboard USS Mendota is displayed at Hartford City, Indiana. It was manufactured at the West Point Foundry in 1864. As manufactured it weighed 9,697 pounds. It is displayed in a cemetery on the east side of town in a section of graves of veterans of the Civil War.
Bureau of Ordnance Records show that it was carried aboard the Sassacus-class gunboat USS Mendota which served on the James River in 1864-1865.