Long Tom (cannon)

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 gunHogg, pp. 77–79 155 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 or Spanish Guerrero 18-pound Long Tom, as found on the American privateer Decatur Long Tom is the name of the cannon on the Jolly Roger, Captain Hook's ship, in Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie (novel, 1911)

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