American Merchant Mariners' Memorial - NYC, NY
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N 40° 42.236 W 074° 01.057
18T E 582989 N 4506355
This Memorial was dedicated October 8, 1991.
Waymark Code: WMK3JJ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2014
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The Memorial is located in Manhattan's Battery Park...not far from the ferries that bring visitors to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.
The Smithsonian Inventory (
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"Dimensions: Boat and four figures: approx. 10 ft. 6 in. x 24 ft. x 8 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 30 x 12 ft.
Inscription: American Merchant Mariners' Memorial/dedicated to all Merchant Mariners who have served America from the Revolutionary War through the present day/In the prosecution of war and in pursuit of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives at sea/Their sacrifices have helped secure America's liberty and prosperity/The sculpture was inspired by a photographs of the victims of a submarine attack on an American Merchant Ship/during the World War II/Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors later perished/This memorial serves as a marker for/America's Merchant Mariners resting in the unmarked ocean depths/in recognition and appreciation/U.S. Senator John B. Breaux/I. S. Representative Walter B. Jones/U. S. Representative Helen Delich Bently/U. S. Wartime Administrator, Captain Warren G. Leback/America's Maritime Labor America's Merchant Mariners America's Maritime Industry/Battery Park City Authority/American Merchant Mariners' Memorial Incorporated/Lane Kirkland, Chairman Rear Admiral Thomas A. King, USMS (Ret.), President Board of Directors and Members/Governor Mario M. Como, State of New York Mayor David N. Dinkins, City of New York Sculptor Marisol, Dedicated October 8, 1991. unsigned
Description: Three sailors are positioned on one end of a sinking ship while a fourth sailor who has fallen overboard reaches up to them with his proper left hand. One of the sailors on the ship bends over the side and tries to grasp the drowning sailor's hand. The other two sailors on the ship look out into the distance for help. One of the two has his hands cupped around his mouth as he calls for help. This piece is installed along the edge of the pier with just a small portion of the ship detailed. The sailor who has fallen overboard is covered by water to varying degrees depending on the tide."