Long Tom (cannon)

Updated on Jan 31, 2024

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Long Tom is a generic name for some early age cannon and field guns, used both on land as at sea.

More specifically it was used for :

155 mm Long Tom, a U.S. World War II era field gun

155 mm Creusot Long Tom, a Boer War field gun

64-pounder Long Tom, a U.S. Civil War cannon

42-pounder Long Tom, as found on the General Armstrong (1812)

24-or 32-pound "Long Tom" cannon, as found on the American USS Hamilton (1809) or Spanish Guerrero

18-pound Long Tom, as found on the American privateer Decatur

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