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1865 Brooke cannon
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:26 pm
by operating
Live cannon fire from a 7 inch 1865 Brooke cannon casted in Selma, Alabama. YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKN37in85lI The cannon was retrieved from a sunken CSA ironclad vessel in the early 1960's near Fort Benning Georgia, restored and ready to fire in the video...
RE: 1865 Brooke cannon
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:55 pm
by jimi3
Amazing !!! Had no idea this existed. Thank you !!!
RE: 1865 Brooke cannon
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 12:58 am
by Capt. Harlock
Incidentally, Catesby Ap Jones, the head of the foundry that cast the gun, is better known to fame as the skipper of the CSS Virginia AKA Merrimac on the day she dueled the USS Monitor.
1865 Brook cannon
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:16 am
by operating
Should add: The above Brooke cannon was aboard the ironclad CSS Jackson that was waiting for it's 4 inch thick iron plating before going into active service. Too bad the Confederates had to burn the Jackson to prevent it from falling into Union hands.
RE: 1865 Brooke cannon
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:25 am
by Rodwonder
Cool... Thanks!!!
RE: 1865 Brooke cannon
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:39 am
by Blond_Knight
They did a great job restoring the gun and building the carriage. Id love to have seen it actually fire a full powered charge round though.