Courtesy Stephen Savage

Designation: 8in Naval Shell Gun
Model: 8in BuOrd Shell Gun, 6500lbs
Identification No: Fort Pitt 18: USN


Designed by: US Navy Bureau of Ordnance (BUORD)
Built at: Fort Pitt Foundry
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Year : 1864
Inspector: Edward M. Yark (EMY) 1864-1866
foundry no.:2494
weight: 6,505 lbs
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government
Document: email: Jim Bender 20250822



Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Manor St. George
Neighborhood Rd at Smith Rd
Shirley, New York, USA
Lat/Long40.755874-72.882175 Click here to see location in Google Maps

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email: Jim Bender 20250822

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Last update to record: 2025-12-09

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