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 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 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
Two US Navy 12-Pounder Boat Howitzers, Heavy, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Two US Navy 12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzers, Heavy, flank the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. They are:
US Navy 12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer, Heavy, Number 364 manufactured by Ames in 1864. Weight as manufactured was 774 pounds.
US Navy 12-Pounder Dahlgren Boat Howitzer, Heavy, Number 365 manufactured by Ames in 1864. Weight as manufactured was 775 pounds.
US 13-Inch Seacoast Mortar in Ringwood, New Jersey
A US 13-Inch Mortar, Pattern 1861, is displayed at Ringwood Manor in New Jersey. The mortar was cast in 1861 at Fort Pitt Foundry. It is marked registry number 27 and foundry number “706”. It weighs 17,100 pounds. It is mounted on an original carriage. Many thanks to friend-of-the-page Nat Sooy for taking and sharing these photos!
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 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 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 Army 15-Inch Rodman at “Fort Massachusetts” on Ship Island
A US Army 15-Inch Rodman is displayed at “Fort Massachusetts” on Ship Island, Mississippi. It was manufactured at Fort Pitt Foundry in 1865 and is registry number 88. As manufactured, it weighed 49,475 pounds.
Many thanks to friend-of-the-page Bill Carpenter for sharing these photos of his visit to Ship Island!
US Navy 32-Pounders of 57 Hundredweight in Needham, Massachusetts
Four US Navy 32-Pounders of 57 Hundredweight are displayed as a unique monument in Nehoiden Cemetery in Needham, Massachusetts. A plaque on the display states that they were placed in 1902 by Post 181, Grand Army of the Republic. Bureau of Ordnance Records indicate that these four 32-Pounders were sent to the Boston Navy Yard after their 1848-1849 manufacture by Cyrus Alger & Company. There they remained in storage until loaned to Galen Orr Post 181 in Needham.
Many thanks to friend-of-the-page James Murray for sharing these photos!
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.
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US Navy 8-Inch Shell Gun of 63cwt in Vallejo, California
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US Navy 8-Inch Shell Gun of 63 Hundredweight Number 27 is displayed at the old gate to Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. It was manufactured at West Point Foundry in 1841. It is marked as weighing 63-2-23 in hundredweight (7,135 pounds). It was designed to fire an approximately 50-pound explosive shell with an up to 9 pound propellant charge. Bureau of Ordnance records show that it was mounted aboard the razee frigate USS Independence in 1852. A second example of the type may be seen directly across Tennessee Avenue.
US Navy 24-Pounder of 32 Hundredweight in Vallejo, California
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A US Navy 24-Pounder of 32-Hundredweight is displayed in Independence Park in Vallejo, California. The registry Number is 519. It was cast at Columbia Foundry in 1826. It’s weight is given in hundredweight as 31-2-10 (3,538 pounds).
US Navy 24-Pounder of 32 Hundredweight
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A US Navy 24-Pounder of 32-Hundredweight is displayed in Alden Park on Mare Island in California. I believe that it is Registry Number 52. The 24-Pounder Medium Cannon of 32 Hundredweight was manufactured to arm the Boston-class sloops of war built in the 1820s for the US Navy. A plaque states that it was carried aboard the frigate Independence
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.