Near NBSD, Near Nimitz Gate 6, San Diego in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
USS Farenholt Memorial - Battle of Cape Esperance Oct 11-12, 1942
Photographed by Member of NBSD, May 20, 2026
1. USS Farenholt Memorial - Battle of Cape Esperance Oct 11-12, 1942 Marker
In memory of
Arba E. Napier · CTM PA USN
Mack Buchanan · BM 2C USN
Robert Serafini · SEA 1C USNR
who were killed in action in the battle of Cape Esperance October 11-12, 1942, and who were buried on Espiritu Santo.
Erected by their shipmates.
U.S.S. Farenholt DD 491
Erected 1950.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 11, 1942.
Location. 32° 41.017′ N, 117° 7.562′ W. Memorial is near NBSD, Near Nimitz Gate 6, San Diego, California, in San Diego County. It can be reached from Surface Navy Boulevard. Memorial is on a Naval Base and not accessible to general public. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3670 Surface Navy Boulevard, San Diego CA 92136, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in California’s Peninsular Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: National City Historic Railcar Plaza (approx. 1.8 miles away); National City Depot (approx. 1.8 miles away); Charles Toliver and his Airship (approx. 2.3 miles away); History of Golf in Coronado (approx. 2.3 miles away); United We Land (approx. 2.4 miles away); San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge (approx. 2½ miles away); San Diego Lumber Company Building, 1926 (approx. 2½ miles away); The Naked Warrior (approx. 2.6 miles away).
More about this memorial. The Marker is composed of three navigational lights on concrete pillars, with a bronze plaque. The location is not accessible to the general public, as it is on the Naval Base in San Diego.
Also see . . . USS Farenholt (DD-491). (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
she joined a force whose mission was to intercept and destroy Japanese shipping and to prevent the reinforcement of Guadalcanal by the nightly Tokyo Express runs into the island. On the night of 11/12 October, her force contacted the Japanese in the Battle of Cape Esperance, sinking(Submitted on May 28, 2026.)a Japanese destroyer. Three American ships, one of which later sank, were damaged in the action. One of these was Farenholt, which received three hits, including two from American light cruisers, and suffered 3 killed and 43 wounded. Although her torpedo tubes were inoperative, she continued to fire on the Japanese ships until the close of the action, scoring hits on a cruiser and a destroyer. Flooding through shell holes on her waterline, Farenholt was saved when oil, water, and topside weights were shifted to list the ship 9° to starboard, bringing the holes out of the water; she made Espiritu Santo 13 October under her own power.Photographed by Member of NBSD, May 20, 20262. USS Farenholt Memorial - Battle of Cape Esperance Oct 11-12, 1942 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2026, by Carolyn Bryant of Lockhart, Texas. This page has been viewed 19 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2026, by Carolyn Bryant of Lockhart, Texas. 2. submitted on May 23, 2026, by Carolyn Bryant of Lockhart, Texas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
