4-IN 40 CALIBER RIFLES MEMORIAL CANNONS
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Listing Details
Location: WASHINGTON NAVY YARD-ISAAC HULL AVENUE SE
City: WASHINGTON
State: District of Columbia
Zip Code: 20374
Type of Memorial: Cannon War Memorials with Plaques
Access: Military Base
Wars Commemorated: SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
Photograph By: RICHARD E. MILLER
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
THESE TWO GUNS ARE ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS BREECH-LOADING RIFLES. GUN ON THE EAST SIDE, REGISTRY 21, MOUNTED ON USS PURITAN (MONITOR #1, BM-1 1896-1922) ONE OF THE LAST OF THE USN MONITORS. SHE PARTICIPATED IN THE ATTACK ON THE SPANISH FLEET AT SANTIAGO, CUBA IN JULY 1898.
GUN ON THE WEST SIDE, REGISTRY NO. 152, MOUNTED ON THE USS TOPEKA (1898-1930) LATER PG-35. SHE OPERATED OFF CUBA IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR.
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