The 60-Pounder Breech Loader of USS Kearsarge
A US Navy 60-Pounder Breech Loader which served aboard USS Kearsarge from about 1880 to 1886 is displayed at Trophy Park at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. This gun was originally manufactured as a muzzle loading 60-Pounder (5.3-Inch) Parrott Rifle, Registry Number 61, at West Point Foundry in 1865.
Rifled 12-Pounder Boat Howitzer (Steel) at Trophy Park
While most of Dahlgren's Boat Howitzers were made of bronze, twelve of his rifled 12-Pounder Boat Howitzers were made of steel. Three of these survive, with one, Number 298, being displayed on an original carriage at Trophy Park at Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
The Wreck of USS Huron and 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 1178
Displayed at Trophy Park at Norfolk Naval Shipyard is US Navy 9-Inch Dahlgren Number 1178. Number 1178 was cast in 1864 at Fort Pitt Foundry. It is one of the last of the type to have been manufactured. (The series of registry numbers ran to 1185.) According to the research of Wayne Stark. Number 1178 was recovered from the wreck of USS Huron.
Gonzalez Hontoria de 14cm mod 1883 at Trophy Park
14cm Spanish Naval Gun (Gonzalez Hontoria de 14 cm mod 1883) which was carried aboard the Spanish cruiser Almirante Oquendo. Almirante Oquendo, was an Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser of the Spanish Navy that fought at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War on July 3rd, 1898. This gun is displayed at Trophy Park at Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
Republic of Yucatán 18-Pounder Gunade at Trophy Park
Trophy Park at Norfolk Naval Shipyard displays a mix of US Navy weaponry from throughout the Navy’s history and a handful of items captured from other nations. One of the latter is an 18-Pounder Gunade manufactured for the Republic of Yucatán. Presumably it was brought back from the Mexican American War.
US Navy 60-Pounder Parrott Rifle at Trophy Park
A US Navy 60-Pounder (5.3-Inch) Parrott Rifle is displayed alongside other Parrotts and Dahlgrens of the Civil War era at Trophy Park at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. This 60-Pounder is Number 56. It was manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1865. As manufactured it weighed 5,430 pounds.
US Navy 32-Pounder of 32 Hundredweight of USS Pennsylvania
A US Navy 32-Pounder of 32 Hundredweight which was recovered from the wreck of USS Pennsylvania is displayed in Trophy Park in Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
US Navy 12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer Number 36
A US Navy 12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer (Heavy), Registry Number 36, is displayed in Trophy Park at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. It was cast in 1854 at the Washington Navy Yard. It served aboard USS Constellation from 1854 to 1866.
The Cannons of Trophy Park
Norfolk Navy Yard Trophy Park in Portsmouth, Virginia displays a number of Dahlgrens and Parrott Rifles from the mid 19th Century US Navy. Some are displayed as they were manufactured. Others received modifications and conversions in the 1870s. Many thanks to Flickr user Jimmy for the permission to use these photos.