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refer to record number 12777
| Designation: | 3in Armstrong Rifle |
| Model: | 3in (12-pdr) Rifle |
| Identification No: | Armstrong 1185 |
| Designed by: | Armstrong Whitworth |
| Built at: | Elswick Ordnance Company |
| Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK | |
| construction no: | 1185 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Item: | four 3in Iron Guns |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 22343, Aug 13, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | GAR Post no 37 |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 62 |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Prospect Hill Cemetery | |
| 700 N George St | ||
| York, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 39.973258-76.732787 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 282: D25, 1 |
| Artilleryman magazine Vol 38 No 2 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2024-11-05