US Navy 13-Inch Mortar in Springfield, Massachusetts
A US Navy 13-Inch Mortar, Pattern 1861, is displayed in Springfield, Massachusetts. Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for taking and sending these photos!
As manufactured at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862, the mortar weighed 17,124 pounds. It is marked with Foundry Number 1188. It bears the initials “J.M.B.” of US Navy Ordnance Officer John M. Berrien.
8-Inch Rifle Number 8 of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
A US Army 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifle, Registry Number 8, is displayed on an original carriage in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts beside a Civil War monument in front of the library.
Many thanks to friend of the page Scott R. Barrow for taking and sharing these photos!
This cannon was originally cast as a 10-Inch Rodman smoothbore (No. 149) in 1866 by Seyfert, McManus, and Co. in Reading, Pennsylvania. In 1879 it was converted to an 8-Inch Muzzle Loading Rifle by the breech insertion method.
US Army 10-Inch Rodmans of Lowell, Massachusetts
Two US Army 10-Inch Rodmans are displayed at Edson Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts. They are displayed near a monument to veterans. Unfortunately, they are in a rather poor state at the moment.
Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for taking and sharing these photos!
Their information (from the registry as the markings are covered by paint) is:
10-Inch Rodman manufactured at Seyfert, McManus, and Co. (Registry Number 79) in 1866. Weight as manufactured: 15,148 pounds.
10-Inch Rodman manufactured by Fort Pitt Foundry (Registry Number 632) in 1866. Weight as manufactured: 14,965 pounds.
The 32-Pounders of 51 Hundredweight of Lowell, Massachusetts
Four US Navy 32-Pounders of 51 Hundredweight surround a flagpole and a section of veteran’s graves in Lowell, Massachusetts. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for venturing out into the snow taking and sharing these photos!
US 13-Inch Mortar in Lowell, Massachusetts
A US Navy 13-Inch Mortar, Pattern 1861, is displayed in Lowell, Massachusetts. Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for taking and sending these photos! As manufactured at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1862, the mortar weighed 17,280 pounds. It is marked with Foundry Number 1172. It bears the initials “J.M.B.” of US Navy Ordnance Officer John M. Berrien.
US Navy 32-Pounders of 57 Hundredweight in Quincy, Massachusetts
Four US Navy 32-Pounders of 57 Hundredweight surround a monument to those lost in the American Civil War in Mt. Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy, Massachusetts.
The 32-Pounders of 57 Hundredweight of Stoneham, Massachusetts
The monument to Civil War soldiers and sailors in Lindenwood Cemetery in Stoneham, Massachusetts is surrounded by four US Navy 32-Pounders of 57 Hundredweight.
The 32-Pounders of Old North Cemetery, Weymouth
Four US Navy 32-Pounders of 51 Hundredweight surround a Monument dedicated to the Soldiers and Sailors of Weymouth, Massachusetts who died during the American Civil War. The monument was dedicated in 1868 and lists each man by his unit and the circumstances of his death. The fearsome toll taken by disease during the war can clearly be seen etched in stone. The cannons were likely placed later in the 19th century.
BuOrd 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds in Townsend, Massachusetts
Two US Navy Bureau of Ordnance 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds are displayed in front of Memorial Hall in Townsend, Massachusetts. Notably, one of the cannons still has a firing hammer attached on the lug at the breech.
USS Constitution - Frigate of the United States Navy
USS Constitution, a sailing frigate built in 1797 for the United States Navy, is in active commission at Boston, Massachusetts. She shows the culmination of the 18th Century frigate: powerful and fast. She is a wooden city at sea, able to provide for her 400 crew for months at a time as she cruises the world’s oceans. As an active duty ship, she is still crewed by sailors of the United States Navy. As this website shows the development of naval and artillery technology during the 19th century, Constitution shows the beginning point.
The Dahlgren Boat Howitzers of Hanover, Massachusetts
Two US Navy 12-Pounder Bronze Dahlgren Boat Howitzers are displayed in Hanover, Massachusetts flanking an 1878 Monument "Erected by the people of Hanover in grateful memory of her sons who died in the War for the Preservation of the Union."
The Gradual Increase 32-Pounder of USS Ohio at Boston National Historic Park
A US Navy 32-Pounder of 60 Hundredweight manufactured in 1820 is displayed at the Boston National Historical Park. This cannon was produced following the "Gradual Increase of the Navy" act and may have served on USS Ohio and other ships of the early United States Navy.
The Dahlgren Boat Howitzers of Webster, Massachusetts
Three US Navy Dahlgren Boat Howitzers are displayed at the Town Hall of Webster Massachusetts. One is a Rifled 12-Pounder Boat Howitzer. Two are smoothbore 12-Pounder Boat Howitzers.
BuOrd 32-Pounders in Townsend, Massachusetts
Preserved in Townsend, Massachusetts are a pair of Bureau of Ordnance 32-Pounders of 4,500 Pounds. One of these Dahlgren-style guns still has it’s firing lock installed upon its breech.