Lompoc in Santa Barbara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Tragedy of Point Pedernales / Honda Point
Point Pedernales / Honda Point
8 September 1923
USS Delphy
USS S.P. Lee
USS Young
USS Woodbury
USS Nichols
USS Fuller
USS Chauncey
Dedicated 8 September 1983
by the American Legion
William Proud Post 211
Monument donated by
Ernest and Carson Porter
Erected 1983 by American Legion, William Proud Post 211.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is September 8, 1923.
Location. 34° 37.939′ N, 120° 27.478′ W. Marker is in Lompoc, California, in Santa Barbara County. Marker is at the intersection of East Locust Avenue and South H Street, on the right when traveling east on East Locust Avenue. Marker is located in front of the Veterans Memorial Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 East Locust Avenue, Lompoc CA 93436, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Original Site of Mission de La Purisima Concepcion de Maria Santisima (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lompoc World War I Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lompoc's Mission Vieja (approx. 0.3 miles away); Italian Stone Pines (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lompoc Carnegie Library (approx. 0.3 miles away); La Purisima Mission State Historic Park (approx. 3.4 miles away); La Purisima Mission (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named La Purisima Mission (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lompoc.
Also see . . .
1. Honda Point Disaster - Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on November 22, 2013.)
2. A Naval Tragedy's Chain of Errors. Article on the Honda Point Disaster from Naval History Magazine - February 2010, Volume 24, Number I. (Submitted on November 22, 2013.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,257 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 22, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 5, 6. submitted on November 27, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.