St. Petersburg in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

USCGC Blackthorn WLB-391 Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. USCGC Blackthorn WLB-391 Memorial Memorial

Inscription. Semper Paratus
USCGC Blackthorn WLB-391
28 January 1980
SS1 Subrino I. Avila 1 May 1948 Paliwas, R.P. • SNGM Randolph B. Bar bay 27 Jan. 1958 Detroit, Mich. • MK2 Richard D. Boone 22 Sept. 1956 Patterson, Cal. • SA Warren R. Brewer 21 June 1961 Memphis, Tenn. • QM2 Gary W Crumly 22 June 1956 Birmingham, Al. • DC2 Daniel M. Estrada 25 Feb. 1957 Los Angeles, Cal. • EM2 Thomas R. Faulkner 2 July 1957 Bonneterre, Mo. • SA William R. Flores 6 Nov. 1961 Carlsbad, N.M. • SS3 Donald R. Frank 22 July 1956 Beaumont, Tex. • DC3 Lawrence D. Frye 20 Jan. 1959 Clarksburg, W.V. • QM3 Richard W. Gould 28 Mar. 1960 Youngstown, Oh. • SA Charles D. Hall 11 Apr. 1958 Tehran, Iran • SA Glen E. Harrison 1 Apr. 1961 Cordova, Ak. • MK1 Bruce M. Lafond 9 June 1947 Holyoke, Ma. • FA Michael K. Luke 6 June 1959 Chicago, I’ll. • MK1 Danny R. Max y 22 Sept. 1954 Mobile, Al. • SA John E. Prosko 25 June 1960 Steubenville, Oh. • ET 1 Jerome F. Ressler 7 Sept. 1951 Bismarck, N.D. • CWO2 Jack J. Roberts, 8 Feb. 1941, Lafayette, La. • SA
Mourn Not For Him
He Sails With One More Devine

Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 28, 1980.

Location. 27° 38.918′ N, 82° 40.561′ W. Marker is in St. Petersburg, Florida, in Pinellas County. It is on Sunshine Skyway (Interstate 275) 4 miles south of Pinellas Point Drive South, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located at the Skyway Bridge Rest Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Petersburg FL 33715, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: USCGC Blackthorn Bow Anchor (here, next to this marker); Sunshine Skyway Bridge Collapse (within shouting distance of this marker); Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tierra Verde Mound (approx. 3.3 miles away); The History of Princess Hirrihigua (approx. 4 miles away); Pinellas Point Tocobaga Temple Mound (approx. 4 miles away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Fort De Soto Batteries and Military Post (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Petersburg.

Also see . . .
1. The USCGC Blackthorn. (Submitted on August 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. USCG Cutter Blackthorn collision: What exactly happened 44 years ago?.

USCGC Blackthorn WLB-391 Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. USCGC Blackthorn WLB-391 Memorial

(Submitted on August 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Brass Memorial Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. Brass Memorial Plaque

In Memory Of
The Crewmen
Lost In Collision With
The Tanker Capricorn
Two miles South

USCGC Blackthorn WLB-391 image. Click for full size.

U.S. Coast Guard/Public Domain

4. USCGC Blackthorn WLB-391

Sunshine Skyway Bridge Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

5. Sunshine Skyway Bridge Dedication Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.