Navy Yard DC conservation

[Double D]

John,

http://www.history.navy.mil/cannons/cannons57.htm

[Cannoneer]

Yeah, we've covered this one before, Doug. The only (slight) problem with these specific conservators, is the fact that they take about a decade to complete work on each individual piece of ordnance they're entrusted with.

[dan610324]

they will probably not notice the corrosion until its just the bores left 

[Double D]

I was just trying to cheer John up! 

There is hope.

[Double D]

Here is a link to information on how that gun got saved.

http://crm.cr.nps.gov/archive/24-03/24-03-2.pdf

[dan610324]

I sure hope he will be able to get someone in a higher position to understand how very close they are to destroy an national treasure by their negligence

[cannonmn]

Thanks DD.  You can see my review of that job beginning at 5:55 on this video.  My problem with microcrystalline wax coating is that it doesn't last long. and that adfffthe guns at the WNY go for long periods between maintenence, probably decades.

That waxed cannon does a good job of demonstrating what's under the powdery green corrosion products on all the cannons there, and how much bronze has actually been lost.

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[Double D]

John,

Here is your write to guy, or rather Gal!

http://www.acq.osd.mil/ie/ie_bio_dusd-ie.shtml

[cannonmn]

Here is your write to guy, or rather Gal!

http://www.acq.osd.mil/ie/ie_bio_dusd-ie.shtml

Thanks, beenderedundat.  That's the first office I ever contacted a couple of years ago.  They did forward my inquiry to the base commander, who ignores it since they know they are not in charge of cannons, the service's historical-curator function is.   For the Army that was Dr. Clarke who did respond saying they had lots of other priorities and someday they'd have someone look into it.  But the green color wasn't a bad thing anyway, it just meant the cannons had formed an impervious protective coating, or some such bs.  The letter response is posted on this board but it was sometime back.