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| Designation: | 8in Naval Cannon |
| Model: | 8in Chambered Navy Cannon, 63 cwt, M1845 |
| Identification No: | West Point 048: USN |
| Designed by: | US Navy Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA | |
| construction no: | CCLXXXIV |
| Year : | 1842 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Comments: | served on USS Independence, across Tennessee St |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Original Mare Island Shipyard Entrance | |
| Tennessee St at Mare Island Way | ||
| Vallejo, California, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 38.109904-122.263597 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 231: C102, 3 |
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Last update to record: 2020-11-11