Battery Townsley - 2008.10.12 photos (page 2)

Calibrated to Detonate

The huge shells contained fuses which were calibrated to detonate after the shell had pierced the enemy ship's armor.

There are heavy steel doors throughout the bunker.

A system of overhead rails allowed for transport of the one ton shells.

1930's vintage equipment.

This is some old military graffiti artwork from the 50's or 60's. By then Nike missiles, not the big guns, guarded the coast.

This tunnel/chamber was added in the 60's to test blast effects, long after the battery was decommissioned post WWII.

These spotting scopes were in hardened bunkers located at distances from Battery Townsley to allow for precise triangulation.

The exterior walls of the bunker were studded with steel and iron, which have left washes of rust.