War Memorials of Wisconsin

Maxim-Nordenfelt 6-pdr. gun in Monroe, WI

This 57mm gun is reportedly from the Spanish flagship Marie Theresa which was captured by the U.S. Navy in the Battle of Santiago on July 3, 1898. Some sources identify this as a Hotchkiss QF 6-pounder; others as a Maxim-Nordenfelt 6-pounder.



Marker (photo by John Anderson)


Left side (photo by John Anderson)


Left rear view (photo by John Anderson)


Rear view (photo by John Anderson)



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