BATTLESHIP MAINE MEMORIAL GUN

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THIS MARK III SIX POUND GUN NO. 27 WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1894 AND WEIGHED 608 POUNDS. THE U.S.S. MAINE CARRIED SEVEN OF THESE "RAPID FIRE" WEAPONS. THIS GUN CAME OFF THE BATTLESHIP MAINE. THE SINKING OF THE MAINE RESULTED IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898.

Location

Address: STATE HOUSE GROUNDS-GERVAIS STREET
City: COLUMBIA
State:
Zip Code: 29201

Details

Memorial Type: Cannon War Memorials with Plaques
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By: MIKE STROUD
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