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| Type of Gun: |
SBML 42 Pounder |
| Location: |
Gregson Park, Corner Steel Street & James Street, Hamilton, NSW |
| GPS location: |
32° 55' 21.43" S - 151° 44' 38.73" E |
| Serial Number: |
2593 |
| Date of Manufacture: |
1844 |
| Manufacturer: |
Low Moor Iron Co |
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| Historical Specifics: |
The SBML 42 Pounder gun was first introduced around 1720 and was used on the lower gun decks of some line-of-battle ships until about 1839. It was also used for land defence. In 1853 a request was sent to the UK requesting to fortify Sydney harbour. Twenty 32 pounder and twenty 56 pounder guns were asked for and in 1854 twenty seven 32 pounders were despatched and five 42 pounders were substituted for the heavier 56 pounders. The five 42 pounder guns were mounted in the upper battery of Dawes Battery near the present site of the southern pylon of Sydney Harbour Bridge. A further five 42 pounders had been landed by 1861 and emplaced in new emplacements at Fort Macquarie (site of the present day Sydney Opera House). This gun is one of those guns placed at Fort Macquarie. |
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