Naval Air Station Pensacola in Escambia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

USS Essex (CV-9) Anchor

Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 27, 2017

1. USS Essex (CV-9) Anchor Marker

Inscription.
Stamped with its weight of 30,210 lb., this anchor was manufactured at the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1942 and installed on the aircraft carrier Essex (CV-9), which was commissioned the same year. This anchor was aboard the carrier until her decommissioning in 1975, having over the course of more than three decades of service splashed into forward anchorages and ports of call in the Pacific Ocean and Mediterranean. During a succession of World War II victories, the Essex earned a Presidential Unit Citation and 13 battle stars. In the Korean War, she received a Navy unit commendation and 4 battle stars.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 30° 20.936′ N, 87° 18.205′ W. Memorial is in Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, in Escambia County. It can be reached from the intersection of S. Blue Angels Pkwy. and Radford Blvd., on the left when traveling east. Located at the National Naval Aviation Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1750 Radford Blvd, Pensacola FL 32508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is in Greater Pensacola

and on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: USS Antietam (CV-36) Anchor (within shouting distance of this marker); The National Flight Academy (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cradle of Naval Aviation (about 600 feet away); Pensacola’s First Lighthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pelicans In Paradise (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Barrancas Area (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Privy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pensacola Lighthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naval Air Station Pensacola.

Also see . . .
1. National Naval Aviation Museum.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 27, 2017

2. USS Essex (CV-9) Anchor & Marker

(Submitted on April 12, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. USS Essex (CV-9) on Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 12, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 771 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on May 7, 2017, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.