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NH 42795 Continental gondola PHILADELPHIA

Continental gondola PHILADELPHIA
Title: Continental gondola PHILADELPHIA
Caption: Ship's big guns, photographed soon after salvage from the bottom of Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain, New York, in 1935. Center gun is the bow gun, an iron 12-pounder. The others are the port and starboard guns, iron 9-pounders. All are on their original carriages. PHILADELPHIA had been sunk in the Battle of Valcour Island, 11 October 1776.
Description:
Catalog #: NH 42795
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator:
After this Year: 1930
Before this Year: 1939
Original Medium: BW Photo
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