Model 1841 Navy 32-pounder
(Replica)
This cannon is a replica of a smoothbore Model 1841 Navy 32-pounder which stood here during the War Between the States. Cannons of this caliber comprised almost half of Ft. Macon's armament. The 32-pounder is so named because it fired round iron cannonball weighing 32 pounds.
Weight of Cannon Barrel ............4700 Pounds
Weight of Barbette Gun Carriage.....4200 Pounds
Weight of Projectile .................32 Pounds
Gunpowder Charge ......................6 Pounds
Range (at 5°) ..............1756 yards (1 Mile)
Normal Gun Crew ..........................5 Men
Sponsored by Fort Macon Civil War Roundtable. Dedicated to officers and men from the Confederate and Union forces who served during the War Between the States in coastal North Carolina.
Marker is on Fort Macon Road, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
