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Some notes on preservation of a 15 inch Rodman
« on: May 19, 2009, 02:28:24 PM »
I found this link on another site and thought some here may find it of interest:

http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/guis/15_rodman.pdf
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Re: Some notes on preservation of a 15 inch Rodman
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2009, 02:50:14 PM »
WOW.

Good read.

I'd love to have been there.

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Re: Some notes on preservation of a 15 inch Rodman
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2009, 02:58:09 PM »
i'm glad they took it seriously .
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Re: Some notes on preservation of a 15 inch Rodman
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2009, 03:35:30 PM »
That report was written in 1980.  With almost 30 years exposure since, it would be interesting to find a recent assessment of the preserved gun.  Anyone one know of such a report?  Anyone live near enough to observe the gun and report its condition to the forum?
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Re: Some notes on preservation of a 15 inch Rodman
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2009, 04:27:46 PM »
     For those of you who are interested in seeing what one of these huge guns looks like after conservation efforts have preserved it for future generations to enjoy please go to the Florida photo gallery on our website to see 7 photos of the one I studied in 2002 at Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola, Florida.  It even displays the "Oriental Red" Chassis and Top Carriage color mentioned in the conservation report.  Being in the same South-Eastern Regional Area, it could have been restored in the 1980s also, but all I can say for sure is that it was in beautiful shape in 2002 when I spent a whole day there.  This gun has the same configuration tube, top carriage, chassis and a similar platform to the one featured in the conservation report.  Enjoy the photos!

                       http://www.seacoastartillery.com/

     Place cursor over Photo Gallery heading, then, after the fifteen separate galleries appear, place the cursor over Florida and
left click to reveal the Fort Pickens photos at the bottom of the first page and all of the second page. 

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Re: Some notes on preservation of a 15 inch Rodman
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2009, 04:36:31 PM »
Quote from: GGaskill on May 19, 2009, 03:35:30 PM
That report was written in 1980.  With almost 30 years exposure since, it would be interesting to find a recent assessment of the conserved gun.  Anyone one know of such a report?  Anyone live near enough to observe the gun and report its condition to the forum?

I posted on the other forum asking if there is any recent information on that gun.  This was posted by someone who is a ranger, so maybe through connections she can get more info.
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Re: Some notes on preservation of a 15 inch Rodman
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2009, 04:45:57 PM »
What other forum?  You can say it here.


That report is full sorts of neat info...and it was written by someone with a sense of humor.
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Re: Some notes on preservation of a 15 inch Rodman
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2009, 07:36:58 PM »
Quote from: Double D on May 19, 2009, 04:45:57 PM
What other forum?  You can say it here.


That report is full sorts of neat info...and it was written by someone with a sense of humor.


Thanks, it is the Yahoo group for our reenacing unit, the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues in the Nation Civil War Assn.  Mostly deals with stuff relating to our events, but sometimes real history manages to get posted too. <G>

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nlab_ncwa/

Here is the link.
My wife and I are teh mods, so let me know if you want to join, and that you are from here. I see no problem with people from here joining in.
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Re: Some notes on preservation of a 15 inch Rodman
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2009, 04:15:40 PM »
Here is the update from the NLAB group:

I contacted Gulf Islands National Seashore and here is the response from the
historian, along with his contact info:
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The Rodman on Fort Massachusetts is in pretty good shape, although it will need
painting soon. The barrel was tilted a few inches when Hurricane Katrina (2005)
overwashed the fort, probably from wave action on the breech. There is another
15" Rodman on top of Fort Pickens that is showing significant rust, but I
believe is scheduled for rehabilitation this year, if we can get done with
hurricane repairs and don't get hit again this year. There has been no road or
electricity in the Fort Pickens area since Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

David P. Ogden
Park Ranger/Historian/Librarian
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Florida District
David_Ogden@nps.gov
Ph. 850-934-2633
Cell 850-393-7610
Fax 850-934-0116

Might could be that some of ou back that way could schedule a visit.
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