Fragment, Cannon With Vent Field

Object/Artifact

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Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Fragment, Cannon With Vent Field

Description

Artifact 01-04 is a cannon fragment. It contains the vent field and portions of the base ring and vent field rings. The vent is a simple angled hole into the bore of the gun that measures .9 cm in diameter. This fragment, which contains the touchhole, was discovered more than 200 ft from the muzzle fragment.

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cannon

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Artillery

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

01-04

Dimensions

Width

26.67 cm

Length

43.8 cm

Dimension Notes

Dimensions approx. from descriptions

Material

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