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| Keywords: outdoor Lot-9795-14: Naval Gun Factory, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Shown: U.S. Navy sailor stands next to 42 pound cannon. Francis Benjamin Johnson Collection. Cyanotype Print. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. (2016/03/04). This 42-pounder cannon in the Navy's collection has a long and complex history. It was on the French cruiser Hoche, which was captured in 1797 by a British squadron. The guns were bought in England by American John B. Murry and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean where he sold them to the U. S. Government. One gun, called Long Tom, was sent to the privateer General Armstrong to help augment the U. S. Navy during the War of 1812. Lot-9795-14: Naval Gun Factory, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Shown: U.S. Navy sailor stands next to 42 pound cannon. Francis Benjamin Johnson Collection. Cyanotype Print. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. (2016/03/04). This 42-pounder cannon in the Navy's collection has a long and complex history. It was on the French cruiser Hoche, which was captured in 1797 by a British squadron. The guns were bought in England by American John B. Murry and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean where he sold them to the U. S. Government. One gun, called Long Tom, was sent to the privateer General Armstrong to help augment the U. S. Navy during the War of 1812. | ||||
