"A prototype 15-inch cannon was cast on December 23, 1859. During the gun trials 509 proofing rounds were fired without mishap. The first government purchase order for these 50,000 pound, 190 inch long weapons was issued in November 1861. During the Civil War the Rodman guns were the largest in the U. S. arsenal. A 15-inch Rodman at Fort Monroe kept the C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimac) at bay during her struggle with the Union's U.S.S. Monitor but the large Rodman guns were not fully tested until after the war."
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