Photographs of Preserved Artillery and Historical Images and Documents
The goal of this site is to help tell the stories of the people, ships, technology and actions of the United States Navy in the 19th Century.
Contributions of Photographs and Documents to this website are most welcome. Unless otherwise stated, photographs were taken by the author. The source of public domain photos will be identified when possible.
Preserved Naval and Seacoast Artillery
Presented in Blog format, each post will look at a different cannon, artifact, ship, or historic site.
Dahlgrens, Parrotts, Columbiads, Rodmans and Brookes
Posts by Category.
USS Santee
USS Santee - The United States Navy Frigate after which this site is named.
Suggested Resources
Learn more beyond this web page. View links to suggested resources online and a suggested reading list of printed materials.