Cannon Recovered at Texas City TX

[sqwaby]

Saw this today, thought you might enjoy.
http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000022878

 

[Mackaydon]

Here's a line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", 1863. USS Harriet Lane is shown in the left distance, under attack by the Confederate gunboats Neptune and Bayou City. The grounded USS Westfield is at right, being blown up to prevent capture. USS Owasco is in the center of the view.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h59000/h59141.jpg

 

[TXPIRATE]

Thanks that is cool.

 

[Mackaydon]

And here's a view of another 9-inch Dahlgren cannon; on board the USS Miami: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/9inchDahlgren.jpg

 

[Trond]

Very interesting, thanks for posting.

 

[pcolaboy]

Thanks for the post Sqwaby