4 Pound Round Shot

Name/Title

4 Pound Round Shot

Description

Artifact W00-09 is a 4-pound cast-iron round shot. Historic sources suggest that none of the British vessels carried four-pound cannon, so this cast iron round shot was most likely carried by the American fleet.

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

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

W00-09

Dimensions

Diameter

79.8 mm

Material

Iron, Cast Iron

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Conservation

Notes

Conserved

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dennis O'Neil, Greg Durocher

Related Places

Place

Lake

Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain

State/Province

Vermont, New York

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Bay