General Information: This Endicott-era battery was completed and armed in 1900 with four, 3-inch, 15-pounder, rapid fire guns on balanced pillar mounts. The battery was built to protect the inner harbor. These guns had a range of 5 miles and could fire at the rate of 20 to 30 rounds per minute for short periods. After the early abandonment of this battery, when the submarine mines were moved to outside the Golden Gate, its magazines were used for storage and the Fort Scott boundary was redrawn to place the battery within the Presidio of San Francisco. Origin of Name: Battery Blaney was named in honor of Lt. Daniel Blaney, Third Artillery, who was killed by the British at Fort Oswego, New York, 1814. Access and current condition: Battery Blaney is located at the Presidio near the San Francisco National Cemetery and the cavalry stables. It can be reached via a foot trail extending several hundred yards east from an unimproved parking area under the Golden Gate Bridge approach. The limited parking is available near the intersection of Crissy Field Avenue and Incinerator Road. The interior magazines can not be accessed. The area containing Batteries Slaughter, Blaney, and Sherwood provides good views of the bay and its shipping.
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Wanted! Old photo showing gun. Contact: Will Elder e-mail: will_elder@nps.gov
Present day view of battery.