Battery Ridge
Battery Ridge (1890-1909) - Battery Ridge was a temporary Endicott Period, 15 inch coastal gun battery on Fort Baker, Lime Point, Marin County, California. Deactivated about 1909.
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Endicott Period (1890-1910)
Part of the Harbor Defense of San Francisco.
Originally built as a temporary Endicott Period coastal gun battery with emplacements for nine smoothbore 15" Rodman cannons mounted Barbette carriages. The five forward gun emplacements were 6" center pintle mounts while the four rear emplacements were 6" forward pintle mounts. The cannons were transferred from the Presidio of San Francisco circa 1890 to make way for the construction of Battery Cranston and Battery Miller. The four rear cannons were mounted in July-September 1893. It is not clear that the five front guns were ever mounted before the emplacements were destroyed in the construction of Battery Spencer. By 31 Dec 1909, the four 15" Rodman cannons were dismounted and the carriages had been dismantled and sold.
| Empl No |
Caliber Type |
Barrel Length |
Model | Serial No |
Manufacturer | Carriage | Service Dates |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15" Smoothbore Cannon | 15" | Rodman | ? | Unk | Barbette, 6" Front Pintle Mount |
1893-1909 | Mounted July 1893 | |
| 2 | 15" Smoothbore Cannon | 15" | Rodman | ? | Unk | Barbette, 6" Front Pintle Mount |
1893-1909 | Mounted August 1893 | |
| 3 | 15" Smoothbore Cannon | 15" | Rodman | ? | Unk | Barbette, 6" Front Pintle Mount |
1893-1909 | Mounted September 1893 | |
| 4 | 15" Smoothbore Cannon | 15" | Rodman | ? | Unk | Barbette, 6" Front Pintle Mount |
1893-1909 | Mounted September 1893 | |
| 5-9 | 15" Smoothbore Cannon | 15" | Rodman | ? | Unk | Barbette, 6" Center Pintle Mount |
NA | Not mounted? | |
| Source: CDSG, Berhow, Mark A. ed, American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition, CDSG Press, McLean, VA, 2004, ISBN 0-9748167-0-1, pages 180-181 | |||||||||
Current Status
Part of the Golden Gate Recreation Area (GGNRA) administered by the National Park Service. No period guns or mounts in place. The 6" pintles can still be seen along with some portions of the pads.
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Location: Fort Baker, Lime Point, Marin County, California Maps & Images Lat: 37.827894 Long: -122.481913 |
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