tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post1863486714088299188..comments2023-06-13T05:45:31.849-04:00Comments on Connecticut Diaries: North BatteryEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353693465208433306noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-61603062299084769612014-11-12T20:22:16.795-05:002014-11-12T20:22:16.795-05:00They do have some cannons on display here at Fort ...They do have some cannons on display here at Fort Trumbull, but I think they're the 8"-Rodman which were located in the South Battery. I'll post a picture of them.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353693465208433306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-76813042298965670312014-11-12T16:51:23.854-05:002014-11-12T16:51:23.854-05:00Your post got me to read all about the history of ...Your post got me to read all about the history of the Rodman guns. The U.S. installed 332 of them for 12,000 plus miles of coastal defense. They were installed just prior to the Civil War and protected our coasts for the next 30 years until the 1890s when they were replaced with 10" rifled steel cannons. The Rodman guns shot 3.5 miles penetrating 10" of iron ship side, so European ships with 9" guns never wanted to exchange fire with them. Only 25 of these guns still survive mostly in parks and military museums. Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-73509088052692145562014-11-12T14:09:33.031-05:002014-11-12T14:09:33.031-05:00Beautiful sky in your photo!Beautiful sky in your photo!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.com