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Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial

 
 
Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James R. Murray, July 29, 2016
1. Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial Marker
Close up of Main Marker inscription
Inscription.
USS Portland CA33 Heavy Cruiser W.W. II Battle Record
Coral Sea • Midway • Guadalcanal • Kiska • Tarawa • Makin • Marshalls • Palau • Hollandia • Leyte Landings • Surigo Strait • Manila Bay • Okinawa • Accepted Japanese surrender at Truk Sept. 2, 1945

To honor all Marines who served aboard the gallant ship. Presented by the United States Seagoing Marine Association
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IIWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 43° 39.945′ N, 70° 14.401′ W. Memorial is in Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is in East End. It is at the intersection of Eastern Promendade and Vesper Street, on the right on Eastern Promendade. Marker is located in Fort Allan Park at the entrance to Casco Bay. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 49 Eastern Promenade, Portland ME 04101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Honoring those who served (here, next to this marker); The U.S.S. Portland at war (a few steps from this marker); Arctic Campaign Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 20,000 Civil War veterans tent here (within shouting distance of this marker); The poet & the view
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(within shouting distance of this marker); 1893 Bandstand (within shouting distance of this marker); GAR Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Why build Fort Allen? (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.
 
Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James R. Murray, July 29, 2016
2. Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial Marker
Smaller marker detail
Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James R. Murray, July 29, 2016
3. Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial Marker
Main marker long view
Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James R. Murray, July 29, 2016
4. Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial Marker
Smaller marker detail
Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James R. Murray, July 29, 2016
5. Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial Marker
Additional part of the monument The rear mast, and bell of the ship.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,866 times since then and 147 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 29, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 29, 2026