12 Pound Round Shot

Name/Title

12 Pound Round Shot

Description

This artifact is a 12 pound cast-iron round shot. Shot like these would have been fired from a 12-pound cannon, which were common among both the British and American fleets. This type of object, along with other shot of varying caliber, make up the most commonly recovered object from the site.

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shot

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Ammunition

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Inventory Number

Other Number

I2022.0011

Dimensions

Diameter

11.5 cm

Material

Iron, Cast Iron

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Conservation

Notes

Conserved

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Edwin Scollon

Related Places

Place

Lake

Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain

State/Province

Vermont, New York

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Bay