- The
Rodman gun is any of a
series of
American Civil War–era
columbiads designed by
Union artillery officer Thomas Jackson Rodman (1815–1871). The
guns were...
-
Rodman may
refer to:
Rodman, Iowa
Rodman, New York, a town
Rodman (CDP), New York, a
hamlet in the town
Rodman Mountains,
California Rodman Reservoir...
-
Rodman gun,
which in
various sizes saw
extensive use in
coastal defenses, and was
called the "strongest cast iron
cannon ever made."
General Rodman also...
- they were
replaced by
Endicott period forts and weapons.
Along with
Rodman guns, some were deplo****
shortly after the
outbreak of the Spanish–American...
-
mounted in the
turrets of USS Dictator and USS Puritan. Both
Rodman gun and
Dahlgren gun were
designed to fire both shot and
explosive s****. Heyday:...
- (254 mm) and 15-inch (381 mm)
Rodman smoothbore guns 8-inch (203 mm)
Rodman converted rifles (converted from 10-inch
Rodman guns) As
early as 1882, the need...
- can be seen on the
bronze plates of
these carriages.
Remounted 15-inch
Rodman guns are rare, as they
weigh 50,000 pounds. They were the
largest weapon produced...
- the late 1860s. This used a
counterweight to
allow a 15-inch (381 mm)
Rodman gun to be
moved up and down a
swiveling ramp, so the
weapon could be reloaded...
- 1960s-era computers. A
Civil War-era 20-inch
Rodman gun is also in the park; this was an
experimental gun that was the
largest type
produced by either...
- 15-inch
gun.
However 15-inch
guns had been
successfully cast
using the
hollow casting technique developed by
Thomas Jackson Rodman. In his
method the
gun was...
