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Photographer: Tim & Renda Carr
Taken: November 6, 2010
Caption:
VII In. Brooke Rifle | Additional Description: This gun was cast at Selma Naval Ordnance Works on August 24, 1863. It received the registry number S5. As indicated on the marker, the gun was captured by Federals in the Battle of Mobile Bay. In the Navy Yard, it held trophy number 15.
Submitted: November 7, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.
Database Locator Identification Number: p135259
File Size: 0.385 Megabytes
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