US Navy 8-Inch Shell Gun in Warren, Ohio
US Navy 8-Inch Shell Gun of 6,500 Pounds Number 119 is displayed at the Trumbull County Veterans Memorial in Warren, Ohio. Number 119 was manufactured by Cyrus Alger and Company in 1865. It may not have seen any service afloat until 1883 when it was placed aboard USS Jamestown.
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren in Coleman, Michigan
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 698 is displayed in Coleman, Michigan. Number 698 was manufactured at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1863. As manufactured it weighed 9,193 pounds. Number 698 was one of twenty 9-Inch Dahlgrens sent to the navy yard at Sackets Harbor, New York in the summer of 1864. It saw no service afloat and Bureau of Ordnance records state that it was sent to “Mr. John P. Lee, City of Midland, Michigan” on August 5th, 1909. Midland is twenty miles from where the gun is displayed in Coleman.
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 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 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 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 Navy 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
Four US Navy 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds are displayed in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. They are displayed around a monument to Meshech Weare, the first governor of New Hampshire. Many thanks to friend-of-the-page Nick Patrick for sharing these photos!
US Navy 32-Pounder of 4,500 Pounds in Farwell, Michigan
US Navy 32-Pounder of 4,500 Pounds Number 226 is displayed in Farwell, Michigan. It was manufactured at Seyfert, McManus, and Company in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1865. As manufactured it weighed 4,508 pounds and was inspected by Walter W. Queen. It is mounted on what may be an original mounting for a saluting battery. Many thanks to friend of the page Steve Walton for sharing these photos!
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren of USS Hartford in Cheboygan, Michigan
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 225 is displayed in front of the Cheboygan County Courthouse in Cheboygan, Michigan. 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 Navy 12-Pounder Boat Howitzer displayed in Westborough, Massachusetts
US Navy 12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer Number 331 / 25 was manufactured as a 12-Pounder (3.4-Inch) Rifled Boat Howitzer in 1864. It served aboard USS Moccasin and USS Nantucket. Photos by George Morgan
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 933 of USS Nipsic
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 933 is part of a memorial to Admiral David Farragut in Farragut, Tennessee. As manufactured in 1864 it weighed 9,170 pounds. US Navy Bureau of Ordnance Records show that it was carried aboard the second USS Nipsic from her commissioning in 1879 until at least 1890. This may mean that Number 933 is the only US Navy heavy gun to survive from the squadron that was wrecked at Samoa in March of 1889.
US Navy 12-Pounder Boat Howitzers, Small, Numbers 7 and 12 in Gladwin, Michigan
Two US Navy 12-Bounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzers, Small, are displayed in Gladwin, Michigan. The two howitzers are:
12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer, Small, Number 7. Weight as manufactured in 1857: 304 pounds.
12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer, Small, Number 12. Weight as manufactured in 1858: 302 pounds.
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 229 of USS Hartford in Vallejo, California
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US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 229 was cast at Cyrus Alger and Company in 1858. It weighed 9,070 pounds as manufactured. According to US Navy records, it was placed aboard USS Hartford in 1859. It served with Hartford until 1887 when it was removed at Mare Island. It is displayed nearby in Independence Park on the waterfront in Vallejo, California.
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 228 of USS Hartford at Mare Island
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US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 228 was cast at Cyrus Alger and Company in 1858. It weighed 9,045 pounds as manufactured. According to US Navy records, it was placed aboard USS Hartford in 1859. It served with Hartford until 1887 when it was removed at Mare Island. It remains at Mare Island and is displayed there in Alden Park.
The Historic Naval Cannons of Glen Island Park, New Rochelle, New York
Five historic cannons are displayed at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle, New York. Many thanks to friend of the page James Touza for sending these photos!
Glen Island Park, a park of Westchester, New York, was originally a resort developed by John H. Starin. The cannons and stone "castles" were part of the whimsical scenery of the resort.
US Navy 12-Pounder Boat Howitzer, Heavy, Number 155 in New Haven, Connecticut
US Navy 12-Pounder Boat Howitzer, Heavy, Number 155 of USS Sassacus is displayed in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of four of the type displayed around a monument there. Many thanks to James Murray for taking these photos!
US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren at NSWC Dahlgren
US Navy 9-Inch Dahglren Number 1006 is displayed at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. These photos were taken by Haze Grey History in 2023. Many thanks for the permission to share them here. Number 1006 served aboard USS Brooklyn in the 1870s.
US Navy 12-Pounder Boat Howitzers at Manassas National Battlefield
Two US Navy 12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzers, Heavy, are displayed at Manassas National Battlefield Park. The two howitzers are:
12-Pounder Boat Howitzer, Heavy, Number 45 manufactured by the Washington Navy Yard in 1856. Weight as manufactured was 757 pounds. Served aboard USS Lancaster.
12-Pounder Boat Howitzer, Heavy. Unknown. Nearly all markings have been polished off this howitzer, so nothing can be known of its place of manufacture, weight, or service.
US Navy 8-Inch Bureau of Ordnance Shell Gun Number 26 at NSWC Dahlgren
A US Navy 8-Inch Bureau of Ordnance Shell Gun of 6,500 Pounds is displayed near Gate A at NSWC Dahlgren Division. These photos were taken by Haze Grey History in 2023. Many thanks for the permission to post them! The shell gun was cast by Fort Pitt Foundry in 1864. It is registry number 26 and weighed at manufacture 6,455 pounds. Bureau of Ordnance records show that it was one of ten guns of this type mounted aboard the cruiser USS Madawaska in July of 1866 (registry Numbers 26-35).