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Designation: 3.4in Dahlgren Rifle
Model: 3.4in (12pdr) Dahlgren Boat Howitzer - rifled
Identification No: USNYW 403: USN


Designed by: Dahlgren, John A
Built at: US Navy Yard Washington (Gun Shop)
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Year : 1863
Inspector: William Nicholson Jeffers (WNJ) 1863-65
foundry no.:YW
weight: 870* lbs
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Bronze

Memorial Information
Owner: US Naval History and Heritage Command


Comments: located at 4th St Gate




Current Status: Static Display
Access: Restricted entry
Location: Trophy Park
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Lat/Long36.826760-76.295511 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns pg 177: C2, 15

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Last update to record: 2025-12-14

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