US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 278 is displayed in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle of USS Banshee in Wauseon, Ohio
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 323 is displayed on the Fulton County Courthouse lawn in Wauseon, Ohio. It was manufactured at the West Point Foundry in 1864 and originally weighed 3,492 pounds. US Navy Bureau of Ordnance Records indicate that it served aboard USS Banshee during the American Civil War and aboard the tugboat USS Fortune in the early 1870s. It was loaned to the city of Archbold, Ohio in 1899.
The 10-Pounder Parrott Rifles of Little Round Top
Four US Army 10-Pounder Parrott Rifles are displayed on Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park. They flank a monument dedicated to Battery D, 5th US Artillery. Both the early 2.9-Inch and the later 3-Inch 10-Pounder Parrotts are displayed.
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifles in Salem, Ohio
Two US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifles are displayed in Salem, Ohio:
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 130 which was cast at West Point Foundry in 1862. As manufactured it weighed 1,775 pounds. US Navy records show that it served aboard USS San Jacinto at some point following her 1862 refit until she wrecked in 1865. It was fired only 15 times through February of 1865.
US Navy 20-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 258 which was cast in 1863 at West Point Foundry. As manufactured it weighed 1,730 pounds. US Navy records show that it served on USS Union.
US Army Parrott Rifles at Fort Gaines
Two US Army 200-Pounder (8-Inch) Parrott Rifles are displayed at Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island, Alabama. Additionally, two 100-Pounder(6.4-Inch) Parrotts are displayed by the sign in front of the fort as well. Many thanks to friend of the page Jay Egelnick for sharing these photos!
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 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 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.
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 116 in Danvers, Massachusetts
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 116 is displayed at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Danvers, Massachusetts. Number 116 was manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1863 and weighed 9,806 pounds. Many thanks to friend of the page Steve Walton for sharing these photos!
Number 116 was carried aboard the steam frigate USS Wabash.
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 240 of USS Hartford
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 240 was listed aboard USS Hartford in a June of 1864 report. Therefore, this Parrott which is displayed in Freeport, New York on Long Island is a veteran of the Battle of Mobile Bay. It was cast at West Point Foundry in 1863 and weighed 3,470 pounds.
Many thanks to my coworker who took a few minutes on her vacation to snap these photos!
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 15 of USS Sabine
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Number 15 at Traverse City, Michigan was one of two of the type carried aboard the sailing frigate USS Sabine during the Civil War. The two Parrotts were mounted as pivots - one on either end of the spar deck.
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle of USS Nipsic at the Iowa State Capital
US Navy 100-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 167 was mounted aboard USS Nipsic in the spring of 1865. It is displayed at the Iowa State Capitol.
US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifles in Scranton, Pennsylvania
Two US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifles flank the Lackawanna County Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
US Army 100-Pounder Parrott Rifles in Monson, Massachusetts
Two US Army 100-Pounder Parrott Rifles are displayed in Monson, Massachusetts.
These photos were originally posted to the Facebook Group “Big Cannon Project” by Tom Speight. They are reposted here with his permission.
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 20-Pounder Breech Loaders at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
Two US Navy 20-Pounder Breech Loaders are displayed at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. Photographs taken in May 2024 by Haze Grey History - many thanks for the permission to use them!
These two breech loaders were originally manufactured by West Point Foundry in 1862 as standard, muzzle-loading 20-Pounder Parrott Rifles for the US Navy. As the Navy model, they would have originally had a small ring cascabel to take a breeching rope.
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifles in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
Two US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Rifles, Numbers 350 and 385, flank a monument in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
Many thanks to friend-of-the-page Lee James Thieman for sending these photos!
The two 30-Pounders are:
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Number 350 manufactured by West Point Foundry in 1864. Weight as manufactured is 3,470 pounds. Number 350 served aboard USS Yucca.
US Navy 30-Pounder Parrott Number 385 manufactured by West Point Foundry in 1864. Weight as manufactured is 3,460 pounds.