FROM BATTERY TOWNSLEY AND BATTERY DAVIS
WHICH WERE EQUIPPED WTH 16 INCH COAST
ARTILLERY GUNS. WEAPONS WERE DEPLOYED
FOR DEFENSE OF THIS AREA
RANGE OF WEAPONS WAS 25 MILES
WEIGHT OF THIS PROJECTILE 2100 LBS
EMPLACED AT THIS LOCATION OCT 190
BY ORDER OF
COL GUY O. DE YOUNG JR
COMMANDING OFFICER
PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO
Submitted by Darren Platt.