Golden Gate - Battery Chamberlain - San Francisco, CA
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DougK
N 37° 47.592 W 122° 28.983
10S E 545514 N 4182996
Battery Chamberlain was a coastal defense facility. Today, it contains the last 6-inch "disappearing gun" of its type on the west coast.
Waymark Code: WM8JPP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2010
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From the National Park
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Built near Baker Beach in 1904, Battery Chamberlin was constructed to accommodate the lighter, stronger, more powerful coastal defense artillery developed in the late nineteenth century.
Today, Battery Chamberlain holds the last 6-inch "disappearing gun" of its type on the west coast. On the first full weekend of each month, you can take part in demonstrations of the gun and visit a small seacoast defense museum at the battery.
Demonstrations are typically held between 11 AM and 3 PM on the first Saturday and Sunday of each month.
Battery Chamberlain is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.