San Diego in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
United States Aircraft Carrier Memorial
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011
1. Aircraft Carrier Memorial - west face
Inscription.
United States Aircraft Carrier Memorial. . West face:
[Seals of the Department of the Navy: U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps]
. “The air fleet of an enemy will never get within striking distance of our coast as long as our aircraft carriers are able to carry the preponderance of airpower to sea," Rear Admiral W. A. Moffett, USN, 1922, The advent of the aircraft carrier revolutionized modern naval warfare. This memorial was conceived by aircraft carrier veterans to honor this nation’s carriers and the personnel who proudly served aboard them. Powered by the human soul, these ships changed the course of history. , This site is known as the Old Navy “Fleet Landing”… where countless thousands of servicemen boarded boats that transferred them to their ships. , The names of all U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and their hull numbers are inscribed hereon … from the smallest to the largest. Every “flattop” is of equal distinction - none above the other. The personnel who manned, fought and in some cases perished aboard these ships were and are a part of the finest Navy and Marine Corps in the world. ,
Dedicated this Seventeenth day of February Nineteen hundred and ninety three. , South face:
CV – Fleet Carriers:. CV 1 Langley CV 2 Lexington CV 3 Saratoga CV 4 Ranger CV 5 Yorktown CV 6 Enterprise CV 7 Wasp CV 8 Hornet CV 9 Essex CV 10 Yorktown CV 11 Intrepid CV 12 Hornet CV 13 Franklin CV 14 Ticonderoga CV 15 Randolph CV 16 Lexington CV 17 Bunker Hill CV 18 Wasp CV 19 Hancock CV 20 Bennington CV2 1 Boxer CV 31 Bon Homme Richard CV 32 Leyte CV 33 Kearsarge CV 34 Oriskany CV 36 Antietam CV 37 Princeton CV 38 Shangri-la CV 39 Lake Champlain CV 40 Tarawa CVB 41 Midway CVB 42 Franklin D. Roosevelt CVB 43 Coral Sea CV 45 Valley Forge CV 47 Philippine Sea CVA 59 Forrestal CVA 60 Saratoga CVA 61 Ranger CVA 62 Independence CV A63 Kitty Hawk CVA 64 Constellation CVAN 65 Enterprise CVA 66 America CVA 67 John F. Kennedy CVAN 68 Nimitz CVAN 69 Dwight D. Eisenhower CVAN 70 Carl Vinson CVAN 71 Theodore Roosevelt CVAN 72 Abraham Lincoln CVAN 73 George Washington CVAN 74 John C. Stennis CVAN 75 Harry S. Truman CVAN 76 Ronald Reagan ,
[IX] - Training Carriers: IX 64 Wolverine IX 81 Sable. East face:
[Seals of the Department of the Navy: U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps]
“The air fleet of an enemy will never get within striking distance of our coast as long as our aircraft carriers are able to carry the preponderance of airpower to sea," Rear Admiral W. A. Moffett, USN, 1922
The advent of the aircraft carrier revolutionized modern naval warfare. This memorial was conceived by aircraft carrier veterans to honor this nation’s carriers and the personnel who proudly served aboard them. Powered by the human soul, these ships changed the course of history.
This site is known as the Old Navy “Fleet Landing”… where countless thousands of servicemen boarded boats that transferred them to their ships.
The names of all U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and their hull numbers are inscribed hereon … from the smallest to the largest. Every “flattop” is of equal distinction - none above the other. The personnel who manned, fought and in some cases perished aboard these ships were and are a part of the finest Navy and Marine Corps in the world.
Dedicated this Seventeenth day of February Nineteen hundred and ninety three
South face:
CV – Fleet Carriers:
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1 Langley * CV 2 Lexington * CV 3 Saratoga * CV 4 Ranger * CV 5 Yorktown * CV 6 Enterprise * CV 7 Wasp *CV 8 Hornet * CV 9 Essex* CV 10 Yorktown *CV 11 Intrepid * CV 12 Hornet * CV 13 Franklin* CV 14 Ticonderoga * CV 15 Randolph * CV 16 Lexington *CV 17 Bunker Hill * CV 18 Wasp * CV 19 Hancock * CV 20 Bennington * CV2 1 Boxer * CV 31 Bon Homme Richard * CV 32 Leyte * CV 33 Kearsarge * CV 34 Oriskany * CV 36 Antietam * CV 37 Princeton *CV 38 Shangri-la * CV 39 Lake Champlain * CV 40 Tarawa *CVB 41 Midway *CVB 42 Franklin D. Roosevelt * CVB 43 Coral Sea *CV 45 Valley Forge *CV 47 Philippine Sea * CVA 59 Forrestal * CVA 60 Saratoga * CVA 61 Ranger * CVA 62 Independence * CV A63 Kitty Hawk * CVA 64 Constellation * CVAN 65 Enterprise * CVA 66 America * CVA 67 John F. Kennedy * CVAN 68 Nimitz *CVAN 69 Dwight D. Eisenhower * CVAN 70 Carl Vinson * CVAN 71 Theodore Roosevelt * CVAN 72 Abraham Lincoln * CVAN 73 George Washington * CVAN 74 John C. Stennis * CVAN 75 Harry S. Truman * CVAN 76 Ronald Reagan *
[IX] - Training Carriers:
IX 64 Wolverine* IX 81 Sable
Erected 1993 by Aircraft Carrier Memorial Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
Location. 32° 42.812′ N, 117° 10.388′ W. Marker is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County. Memorial can be reached from North Harbor Blvd north of West G Street when traveling west. The memorial is accessible from the "The Greatest Generation Walk" - on the Embarcadero promenade, southeast of the USS MIDWAY Museum and north of the USS SAN DIEGO Memorial and Tuna Harbor marina at West G Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Diego CA 92101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011
4. United States Aircraft Carrier Memorial - north face
Also see . . . 1. United States Aircraft Carrier Memorial. NavSource website entry (Submitted on December 1, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. William A. Moffett. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 23, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011
5. Statues depicting Navy "airmen": a young recruit and an older naval aviator
- adjacent to the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Memorial
Photographed By Denise Boose, June 21, 2015
6. United States Aircraft Carrier Memorial Marker
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011
7. The "Homecoming" statue - on the Embarcadero, south of the USS Aircraft Carrier Memorial"
- with the USS Midway (CV-41), now retired and serving as a naval museum, in the background.
Photographed By Denise Boose, June 21, 2015
8. United States Aircraft Carrier Memorial Marker
Picture on the base of the marker.
Photographed By Denise Boose, June 21, 2015
9. United States Aircraft Carrier Memorial Marker
Picture on the base of the marker.
Photographed By Denise Boose, June 21, 2015
10. United States Aircraft Carrier Memorial Marker
Picture on the base of the marker.
Photographed By Denise Boose, June 21, 2015
11. United States Aircraft Carrier Memorial Marker
Picture on the base of the marker.
Photographed By Denise Boose, June 21, 2015
12. The young recruit
Photographed By Denise Boose, June 21, 2015
13. The seasoned aviator
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, December 7, 2011
14. USS Ronald Reagan (CVAN 76) - pierside at Naval Air Station, North Island
the newest carrier ("CVAN") listed on the Memorial - as viewed from the Embarcadero, across the San Diego Bay.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,182 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 1, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 6. submitted on July 11, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 7. submitted on December 3, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on July 11, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 14. submitted on December 2, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.