Dahlgren Boat Howitzers

Part 1:  Design History and Evolution

Part 2:  Carriages

Part 3:  Variants

Part 4: Ammunition

Part 5: Employment and Drill

Part 6: Brief Service History

12-pdr Dahlgren Heavy Boat Howitzer

12-pdr Dahlgren Small Boat Howitzer

 

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4 Responses to Dahlgren Boat Howitzers

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  2. Gary Martin | 29 May 2012 at 11:08 pm | Reply

    Is there any accounting of where the Dahlgren Howitzer Cannon(rifles) now reside? I witnessed a fine example of a Dahlgren Howitzer at Memorial services in a small community in southeast Kansas. It has J.A.D. stamped on the gun as well as U.S. N.Y. WASHINGTON . Is there a way to better trace it’s origins and disposition?
    Thank you

    • Craig Swain | 30 May 2012 at 6:07 am | Reply

      Gary, I gather you are looking for a service history of that particular weapon. In some cases, yes the story of the gun is documented through surviving inventory documentation. The registry numbers provide the key to match with the documents. However, in the case of the gun in question, I don’t know anything of its past.

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