Battery Blaney (San Francisco, California)

 artillery battery, interesting place

"This Endicott era battery was named in War Department General Order 105, dated October 9, 1902, in honor of Second Lieutenant Daniel Blaney, Third U.S.Artillery who was killed by the British at Fort Oswego New York in 1814.

"This battery was armed with four 15-pounders, 3 inch rapid fire guns Model 1898. Numbers, 23 and 75 were made by Driggs-Seabury, and numbers 12 and 95 were made by the Watertown Arsenal. It was began with three emplacements, later a fourth emplacement was added with the same model as the other three. Each gun weighed 2,690 pounds and cost $3,165.00.

"These gun were mounted on Diggs-Seabury (Balanced Pillar Mounts) Model # 1898, numbers 12, 23, 75 and 95. 23 and 75 were modified by the Frankford Arsenal, but were manufactured by Diggs-Seabury, while numbers 12 and 95 were manufactured by the Watertown Arsenal. The carriages were modified so the guns remain at fixed height in firing position, for the defense of the inner harbor. Each carriage cost $4,250.00. A total of 120 were built and emplaced from 1899 to 1905. Generally, the collar base is present with filled center well, barrel niches in flank wall.

"These guns and carriages were installed between 1903 and 1907, the battery was transferred on March 22 1907."

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