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.