Pic. Wanted

[smokemjoe]

 I would like a Picture of the cannon that is in a fort about 70 miles of off Key West Fl. at ft.drytorqests.  Its on a island and only  a few cannons were placed there as the groumd wasnt solid enought to hold the wt. up, I  want to make a mini of it as I seen it once, Thank- Joe

[Double D]

Fort  Jefferson at Dry Tortugas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_Tortugas_National_Park

Try this.

http://www.nps.gov/drto/photosmultimedia/Fort-Jefferson-Images.htm

There is a Rodman there.

[seacoastartillery]

    I believe you might be thinking about either the 15" Rodman Gun of which there are 6 there at Fort Jefferson, Dry Turtugas or the 10" (300 Pdr.) Parrott Seacoast Rifle of which there are 4 at the fort.  The only other ordnance there is one 24 Pdr. Coehorn Mortar and a 24 Pdr. Siege and Garrison Howitzer M1844.  In our travels around the country, Mike and I took pictures of all, but we will post the two biggest as these would be the most memorable.  We still have not been to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, but RocklockI is determined to sail his yacht named "We Go!" to the Dry Tortugas fort from the west coast of Florida.  Mike and I are the crew.  Oh goodie..........
 
 
 
 The huge 10" Parrott on a display mount in a small cemetery in Trumansburg, NY in the Finger Lake country.  Weight 27,000 pounds.
 There are four of these at the fort, all unmounted.  With nothing around it for scale, Mike and I placed ourselves there.
 
 
 
 
 Our image of the first 15" Rodman Gun produced and now at Fort Monroe, VA is temp unavailable so I am using one from the Marker Hunter website here:     http://markerhunter.wordpress.com      This so-called, "Lincoln Gun" was the only 15" Rodman  ever used in the Civil War.  It fired from the "Beach Battery" at Fort Monroe, over Fort Wool on the rip-raps, all the way to the Confederate batteries at Sewell's Point on the south side of Hampton Roads.  The results were negligible.
 
 


We are including this one I took in 2008 at Fort Foote near Washington, DC on the Potomac River.  You can see the shape of the "mushroom" cascabel much more clearly in this photo. 


 
 
 Joe,   We hope one of these is what you are looking for.
 
 
 Mike and Tracy

[smokemjoe]

As I remember there was only  one or two guns at the fort as the sea shells used to make the fort wasnt strong enought to hold the wt. of the guns up. There were big guns, I dont know what the guns looked like but they were huge, Hope someone may have a pic. of it from the fort itself, Thanks- Joe

[Double D]

As I remember there was only  one or two guns at the fort as the sea shells used to make the fort wasnt strong enought to hold the wt. of the guns up. There were big guns, I dont know what the guns looked like but they were huge, Hope someone may have a pic. of it from the fort itself, Thanks- Joe

If you click on the links I left you above you will be taken to exactly what you asked for.

[smokemjoe]

Thanks DD, I thought that there was one in the aisle way mounted and pointed  out over the ocean, but it has been 8 years ago since I was there.  If anyone gets to Key West, by all means take the trip to the fort, Thanks - Joe

[seacoastartillery]

    Bye the way, there is one mounted and pointed out over the ocean.  Just found this link that shows it and the one lying in the sand.  Could you tell me why this image is better than the one I already posted of the same exact gun and carriage at Fort Foote?  Just curious that's all.


http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/12/how-do-you-move-25-ton-cannon-dry-tortugas-national-park-found-ingenious-answer7291

Tracy and Mike

[cannonmn]

Yes, you guessed it, I've done a video on that too.  This is a "stop action" thing, video in name only, and the few of you who are impatient probably won't be able to wait for the cannons to appear.  The video is arranged in the same order in which we did the photography during our visit.  Feel free to skip around to find the cannons, 'twon't bother me.   Make sure you hit the "like" button on any of my videos you watch, if in fact you liked it.
 
 

[GGaskill]

Could you tell me why this image is better than the one I already posted ...

Better lighting?

[seacoastartillery]

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TK