The Oratory's campanile, or bell-tower, rising seven meters from the deck and weighing nearly two metric tons, was installed in September 2006 and cost approximately $100,000. It is capped by a 300-kilogram ship's bell installed in the tower, donated by the Port Authority of San Francisco from an historic ship.
The electronic carillon, made by Schulmerich Bells, of Sellersville, Pennsylvania, is a Campanile TruCast Electronic Generation 4 Electronic Carillon, using Digital Sound Production. It can be heard for 22 blocks around the wharf. The carillon tolls the Angelus at 9 a.m., noon, and 6 p.m. and can be used as well for ringing the Consecration, Processions, funerals, and other liturgical events.
To hear the sound of our campanile (be sure that you have an MP3 plug-in installed for your internet browser; load time for this file is 1-2 minutes @ 56K modem), click on Ave Maria.