Navy Yard in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memoriam

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2025

1. In Memorium

Inscription. In memoriam
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
employees who gave their
lives in the service of
their country

Erected 1947 by Shipyard Employees.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Military • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 39° 53.441′ N, 75° 10.57′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Navy Yard. It is on South Broad Street south of Constitution Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4911 S Broad St, Philadelphia PA 19112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Rear Admiral George W. Melville (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II Submariners Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Naval Foundry and Propeller Center (approx. ¼ mile away); 16"/50 Caliber Mark 7 Gun Barrel Number 293 (approx. ¼ mile away); To the lost at sea (approx. ¼ mile away); U.S. Naval Aircraft Factory (approx. 0.3 miles away); Webster Road (approx. half a mile away); The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2025

2. In Memoriam

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.