Battery Sherwood (San Francisco, California)

 gate, artillery battery, interesting place

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"The only battery of its type during the Endicott-era at San Francisco, Battery Sherwood was completed and armed in 1900 with two rapid fire 5-inch guns mounted on pedestal mounts. These guns were the new generation of light caliber guns technically called "Rapid Fire" weapons. They could fire as many as 20 to 30 rounds per minute for short periods of time and had a range of approximately 7.5 miles. The battery was built to protect the inner harbor. 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. The battery’s guns were moved to Battery Bruff at Fort Funston in 1917.

"Origin of Name: Battery Sherwood was named in honor of Lt. Walter Sherwood, Seventh Infantry, who was killed in a hand-to-hand encounter during a battle with Seminole Indians in Florida, 1840."