CSS ALABAMA weapons

[USS ALASKA]

Been reading about the Alabama lately. In the references on-line - all seem to state some version of Alabama's weapons being "...six muzzle-loading, 32-pounder naval smoothbores, a heavy, long-range 100-pounder, 7-inch bore (178 mm) Blakely rifled muzzle-loader, and the aft pivot cannon - 8-inch (203 mm) smoothbore." The Blakely is always spelled out but never the other guns. Anyone know who made them?

Thanks for the help,
USS ALASKA

 

[UCVRelics]

Been reading about the Alabama lately. In the references on-line - all seem to state some version of Alabama's weapons being "...six muzzle-loading, 32-pounder naval smoothbores, a heavy, long-range 100-pounder, 7-inch bore (178 mm) Blakely rifled muzzle-loader, and the aft pivot cannon - 8-inch (203 mm) smoothbore." The Blakely is always spelled out but never the other guns. Anyone know who made them?

Thanks for the help,
USS ALASKA

ORDNANCE

CSS Alabama was outfitted with eight cannon: a Blakely 7-inch 100-pounder rifled cannon, a 68-pounder smoothbore, and six 32-pounder broadside cannons. Four of the 32-pounders were produced by Fawcett, Preston, and Company in England and the other two were of British Royal Navy style. The 32-pounders were positioned on one side of the ship, while the 100 and 68-pounders were both on pivot carriages. Three of Alabama's eight cannon were retrieved during excavations: the Blakely 100-pounder,

 

[USS ALASKA]

Thank you sir!

Does anyone know who made the 68-pounder smoothbore?

Cheers,
USS ALASKA

 

[rebelatsea]

Thank you sir!

Does anyone know who made the 68-pounder smoothbore?

Cheers,
USS ALASKA

Probably a product of Low Moor, and quite possibly one of the surplus guns from the disarmed Indian Marine frigates.

 

[USS ALASKA]

Thank you sir!

USS ALASKA

 

[rebelatsea]

Thank you sir!

USS ALASKA

I don't suppose the 68pdr was one of the three? too much to hope for ! For a gun produced in large quantities there is only one known survivor in original condition, now mounted in HMS Warrior.

 

[Talos]

I don't suppose the 68pdr was one of the three? too much to hope for ! For a gun produced in large quantities there is only one known survivor in original condition, now mounted in HMS Warrior.

Many were converted into rifles, the RML 80-pounder 5 ton.

There's some at Port Fairy in Australia though, I think. Still configured as 68-pounder smoothbores.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/9977224@N06/1792922616

 

[Kazziga]

The Alabama also had a 24 lb. rifle captured on board the Ariel. It was mounted at the stern.

 

[rebelatsea]

Many were converted into rifles, the RML 80-pounder 5 ton.

There's some at Port Fairy in Australia though, I think. Still configured as 68-pounder smoothbores.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/9977224@N06/1792922616

Many thanks, I don't think the Warrior trust could have known about those. The one they have ,and cast replicas from was found unlabelled in a pile of guns at the old Artillery Museum Woolwhich.
In Australia there are also these:

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7-inch R.M.L. converted from 68 pdr of 95 cwt





















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7-inch R.M.L. converted from 68 pdr of 95 cwt





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7-inch R.M.L. converted from 68 pdr of 95 cwt

 

[rebelatsea]

Sorry, for some reason I can't copy them over .second attempt
7 inch 116 pdr Rifled Muzzle Loaders

Converted by Armstrong from 10' 0" Dundas 68 pdr of 95 cwt.

Guns Dated 1859 & 1861

Nos 4125 & 7534 - 96.0.0

From HMVS Nelson