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| Designation: | 12-pdr Boat Howitzer M1849 |
| Model: | 12-pdr Dahlgren Boat Howitzer, Heavy |
| Identification No: | Ames 386*: USN |
| Designed by: | Dahlgren, John A |
| Built at: | Ames Manufacturing Co Chicoppe |
| Chicoppe, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Year : | 1864 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Bronze |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | Not in our records |
| Comments: | s/n damaged, 386 inferred from Navy documents |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Fee Indoor | |
| Location: | The Mariners Museum & Park | |
| 100 Museum Dr | ||
| Newport News, Virginia, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 37.055155-76.487875 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| https://www.monitorcenter.org/ |
| The Big Guns, pg 191: C024, 37 |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3BR44fAGBw |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2026-06-18