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.
The 11-Inch Dahlgrens of USS Monitor
Two 11-Inch Dahlgrens carried by USS Monitor are undergoing preservation in the Monitor Center at the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia. Visitors can see the original cannon from a viewing gallery overlooking the conservation lab, and they may see recreations of the turret in the gallery.
10-Inch Rodman and 8-Inch Rodman Rifle Conversions at Fort Monroe
Three 10-Inch Rodmans (two of which were converted to 8-Inch Rifles after the Civil War) are displayed at Fort Monroe in Virginia.
3-Inch Ordnance Rifle at Fort Monroe
A US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle is displayed at Fort Monroe in Virginia.
The Lincoln Gun - Prototype 15-Inch Rodman at Fort Monroe
The “Lincoln Gun”, the prototype 15-Inch Rodman gun is preserved at Fort Monroe in Virginia.
12-Pounder Dahlgren Rifled Howitzer and 6-Pounder Model 1841 at Portsmouth, Virginia
Outside the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia are a Dahlgren Rifled 12-Pounder Boat Howitzer and a US Army 6-Pounder Field Gun, Model 1841.
9-Inch Dahlgrens of the Mariners’ Museum
Two 9-Inch Dahlgren guns are on display at the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia. One was aboard CSS Virginia in her battle with USS Cumberland. The other served aboard USS Richmond.
8-Inch US Navy Bureau of Ordnance Shellgun of 6,500 pounds near Yorktown, Virginia
8-Inch US Navy Bureau of Ordnance Shellgun of 6,500 pounds is displayed near Yorktown, Virginia
6.4-Inch Brooke Rifle in Richmond, Virginia
A 6.4-Inch Brooke Rifle is displayed at The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar in Richmond, Virginia