San Pedro in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
U.S.S. Los Angeles
Non sibi sed patriae ("Not for Self but for Country")
— L. A. Maritime Museum —
Seal of the U.S.S. Los Angeles: 1945 - 1977
Naval Monument
Heavy Cruiser CA-135
To the personnel and ships
of the United States Navy
Mainmast & mooring bitts - donated by Joseph S. Schapiro
Capstan cover - donated by San Pedro Bicentennial Committee
Rigging – donated by Coordinated Equipment Company
Services – Roy Coats & Charles Slocombe
Plaque – C. M. Bailey, U.S.N. Ret.
Tom Bradley, Mayor
John S. Gibson, Jr., Councilman
15th District, City of Los Angeles
Erected 1977 by the City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 188.)
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 1, 1977.
Location. 33° 44.372′ N, 118° 16.777′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in San Pedro. Memorial is on South Harbor Boulevard north of East 6th Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in John S. Gibson, Jr. Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Pedro CA 90731, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial Wall of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Harry Bridges Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Fishing Industry Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial: Propeller from Heavy Cruiser U.S.S. Canberra CA-70/CAG-2 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Municipal Ferry Building (about 400 feet away); In Memory of Bloody Thursday (about 400 feet away); Anna Lee Fisher - Astronaut (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
More about this marker.
Additional relics from Los Angeles, Canberra, New Jersey, and other notable warships and merchantmen are displayed on the grounds and inside the Maritime Museum (the former Municipal Ferry Building) - one block to the southeast.
Regarding U.S.S. Los Angeles. USS Los Angeles was decommissioned and scrapped in 1977.
This is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 188, declared in 1978.
Also see . . .
1. U.S.S. Los Angeles Association. (Submitted on November 25, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Mast Stepping. (Submitted on December 2, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. William Vernon Dunbar M.D.; Di U.S.S. Los Angeles
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