Battery Townsley High-Resolution Photos

Transportation of Gun Tube No. 87, near Waldo Grade on August 28, 1939.

Photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration

 

16-inch gun on transport trailer, circa 1939.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Park Archives and Records Center, National Park Service

 

Battery Townsley gun , mounted, circa 1940

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Park Archives and Records Center, National Park Service

 

16-inch gun #386 aboard USS MISSOURI during the Japanese surrender ceremonies in Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945. The barrel was removed from the battleship turret during the Korean War and put into storage.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

 

16-inch gun #386 aboard USS MISSOURI during the Japanese surrender ceremonies in Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945. The barrel was removed from the battleship turret during the Korean War and put into storage.

Photo courtesy of Libary of Congress

 

16-inch gun # 386 at Hawthorne, NV, circa 2012

Photo courtesy of Tim Tyler