USS Hartford (1858) - Remains

Remains

Major relics from her are at various locations:

  • Her wheel and fife rail are displayed at the U.S. Navy Museum in Washington, D.C.
  • A rowboat from the Hartford is located at the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus
  • One of her anchors now sits at the University of Hartford
  • Another of her anchors is on display at Fort Gaines (Alabama) in Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States.
  • One of her Parrott rifles is on display in Freeport, New York.
  • Two of her Dahlgren smoothbore cannon are on display at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut
  • One of her Dahlgren smoothbore cannon is on display in Alden Park at Mare Island Naval Shipyard near Vallejo, California
  • Three Dahlgren cannon on display in Mackinaw City, Michigan
  • IX-inch Dahlgren cannon which served on USS Hartford survive at:
Hagerstown, Maryland- Tredegar Iron Works registry #117
Cheboygan, Michigan- Cyrus Alger & Co. #225
Mare Island, California- Cyrus Alger & Co. #228
Vallejo, California- Cyrus Alger & Co. #229
Hartford, Connecticut- Cyrus Alger & Co. #247 & #248
Petoskey, Michigan- Cyrus Alger & Co. #249
Gaylord, Michigan- Cyrus Alger & Co. #250
  • Her figurehead is displayed in the Connecticut State Capitol
  • Her billethead, trailboards and other items are on display at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia.
  • Her capstan resides in St. Petersburg, Florida at Admiral Farragut Academy, a college preparatory school named after her captain
  • Metal from the propeller of the Hartford was used in the statue of David Farragut at Farragut Square in downtown Washington, D.C.
  • Unspecified relic(s) are at the Washington Navy Yard
  • Her ship's bell can be found on Constitution Plaza in Hartford, Connecticut (in front of the old state house) in the eastern courtyard by the clock tower
  • Her hatch cover is used as a coffee table in the Superintendent's office at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland

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