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refer to record number 13343
| Designation: | 9in Dahlgren Shell Gun |
| Identification No: | Alger 481: USN |
| Designed by: | Dahlgren, John A |
| Built at: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
| construction no: | 1955 |
| Carriage | |
| Model: | Navy 20in |
| s/n: | 218 |
| Mfr: | not in our records |
| year: | |
| Gun | |
| Model: | 9in shell gun |
| s/n: | 481 |
| Mfr: | Alger, Cyrus and Company |
| Boston, Massachusetts, | |
| year: | 1863 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Comments: | served on USS Osceola |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | American-Swedish Historical Museum | |
| 1900 Pattison Ave | ||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 39.905762-75.181078 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 243: C126, 24 |
| Artillery and Ammunition of the civil war, pg 217, fig X-54 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-12-01