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Lost at Sea Historical Markers
Markers honoring merchant mariners, fishermen/women, crew and passengers who have been lost at sea during warfare and peacetime. Includes those lost in freshwater disasters as well.
Early on the morning of Wednesday, July 17, 1996
—hearts and minds overflowing with excitement for the journey—
five of our friends, neighbors and kinfolk,
left Stevenson, Alabama, bound for Paris, France.
That evening, at . . . — — Map (db m108799) HM
On February 17, 1864, the Confederate torpedo boat/submarine H. L. Hunley attacked and sank the Union warship U.S.S. Housatonic making it the first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship. Built in Mobile, Alabama in 1863, the . . . — — Map (db m191534) HM
The Fallen Guardians Monument
Dedicated to the personnel who lost their lives
while performing Coast Guard missions in Alabama
Eternal Father, Lord of Hosts, watch o’er the ones who guard our coasts, protect them from the raging seas and give . . . — — Map (db m136756) WM
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Sherman, Sr. and Nettie White lived at this address on W. Jeff Davis Ave. Both teachers, they taught their children Sherman Jr., Willa, James, and Samson to love their country and value education. Willa, James, and Samson would graduate . . . — — Map (db m71084) HM
Steamships brought passengers as well as goods. During the heyday of steam travel, there was a ship at the dock almost every day. In 1918, the Canadian Pacific Line's Princess Sophia was bound for this harbor when the ship foundered on a reef . . . — — Map (db m181792) HM
The Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse is one of the most iconic landmarks on the North Coast and a beloved, historical symbol of the Trinidad community. The structure was built in 1949 as a replica of the original 1871 Trinidad Lighthouse, which . . . — — Map (db m139525) HM
No one knows how many cries for help went unanswered along this isolated coast. If shipwreck victims were not overcome by pounding surf, they would perish in a cold sea. But once the Life-Saving Station was established in 1889, victims of the coast . . . — — Map (db m102676) HM
On December 10, 1769, the Portola Crespi Expedition from Mexico erected a cross on this hill to signal its long-overdue supply ship San Jose. A message at the cross stated that they were suffering great privation and were returning to San Diego. The . . . — — Map (db m68862) HM
During World War II, 600 fishing vessels were taken by the Navy, Army, and Coast Guard, including 52 “Tuna Clippers”.
On Pearl Harbor Day, the U.S. canned tuna industry was located almost exclusively in Southern California, and . . . — — Map (db m52350) HM
[Panel 1]:
Eternal God who alone spreads out the heavens and rules the raging seas, may this memorial bring continued remembrance to the one hundred and thirty seven men who died defending their country in time of danger, and whose . . . — — Map (db m8480) HM
Side 1:
I have heard that cry: that once heard can never be forgotten,
“Man overboard!”
I remember men lost from my ship, far out in the mid-ocean,
On dark midnights.
I remember how we used to stand,
Gathered under the mizzen . . . — — Map (db m200533) HM
Down to the sea in ships they go, these chosen men of steel. Though mist and foam and northwest wind is pounding at the keel. So sail they must each crispy morn, away from trees and sod. The sea may own their windburned flesh but their souls . . . — — Map (db m183796) HM
In memory of those brave and forgotten airmen
of the 11th Air Force, whom God chose to place
beyond our reach, and who lost their lives in the
unforgiving waters of coastal Alaska, the Aleutian Islands,
the North Pacific, Bering Sea and . . . — — Map (db m163235) WM
Middletown became of the richest towns in all New England in the 1700s. during that time, thousands of ships loaded with local products like lumber, barrels, horses, pigs, corn, butter, and beef.
The ships sailed down the Connecticut River and . . . — — Map (db m98690) HM
In her nearly forty years of service, NR-1 was involved in a number of important missions, many of which may remain classified for years to come. Those that have beed revealed include:
1976 Recovery Effort Phoenix Missile
October 1976 . . . — — Map (db m206582) HM
United States Coast Guard Cutter
Alexander Hamilton
On 29 January 1942, after successfully rescuing the USS Yukon from an angry winter storm and towing her through the high seas and U-boat infested waters of the North Atlantic, the Alexander . . . — — Map (db m205246) WM
The United States Coast Guard Greenland Patrol
World War Two 1940 – 1945
The Greenland Patrol was the longest continuous operation of military forces of the United States during World War Two
Task force 24.8
Dedication from “Ice Brothers” – . . . — — Map (db m205545) HM WM
Hobart Ford, Jr.
Gunners Mate 2nd Class
Attached to U.S.S. LST-531
Born September 17th, 1924
Lost in Action at Sea
April 29th, 1945 — — Map (db m227133) WM
On May 25, 1798 at 4:00 pm, H.M. Brig DeBraak capsized and sank off the coast of Cape Henlopen, Delaware during a sudden squall. This memorial honors the thirty-three members of the eighty-five man crew who were lost at sea.
James . . . — — Map (db m38436) HM
The Monomoy story and the story of the Lightship Overfalls are about saving the lives of seamen. The twenty-six foot Monomoy rowboat is constructed of oak and cedar and was designed in the perilous days of early WWII. Then, in the greatest . . . — — Map (db m232753) HM
In war and in peace, in commerce and in travel, in rescue and discovery, in fisheries and in research, this nation has forged a bond with and a dependence on the sea. This monument of waves and gulls memorializes our national life at sea. It is . . . — — Map (db m5108) HM
One of the most historic locations in Pompano Beach, the Hillsboro inlet was given its name by surveyor William de Brahm in the early 1870's. The name honored British aristocrat Lord Wills Hill, the Earl of Hillsborough. It is not clear how the . . . — — Map (db m213478) HM
United States Merchant Marine
WWII
833 Large ships sank
31 lost with no trace
8,651 Mariners killed at sea
11,000 wounded
1,100 died from wounds ashore
604 men and women taken prisoner
60 died in prison camps . . . — — Map (db m198371) WM
This plaque is in memory of the many Cubans who were desperate to leave Castros' communist Cuba. They left their homes and families trying to cross the 90 miles of sea in rafts, innertubes or anything that would float.
Not knowing what rough . . . — — Map (db m83553) HM
World War II
Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, President Roosevelt visited Key West and ordered the naval base reopened to support naval operations in the Caribbean. Soon thereafter, destroyers and seaplanes operating . . . — — Map (db m224152) HM WM
On March 20, 1955, a young Roberto Clemente stepped onto Tinker Field for the first time. The Washington Senators led the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 in the eighth when the rookie Clemente drove in the tying run with a double. The Pirates won 4-2 in . . . — — Map (db m189256) HM
This memorial is dedicated to all men
lost while serving in
The United States Submarine Service
Nearly 200 men were lost before World War II
52 submarines and over 3,600 men
were lost during World War II
From World War II to . . . — — Map (db m200767) WM
To The Memory of
Rear Adm. John W. Wilcox, Jr.
Born Midway Ga. Mar 22, 1882
Commander of Battle Ships
Atlantic Fleet U.S. Navy
Lost at sea from his flagship
the U.S.S. Washington
on Mar 27, 1942
off Sabel Island, N. Atlantic . . . — — Map (db m52109) HM
Before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, President Roosevelt and Congress authorized a ship building program to construct a fleet of transport vessels that could carry American supplies to England. . . . — — Map (db m19625) HM
Shipmates on Eternal Patrol in USS Scorpion (SS-278).
Lost February 1st, 1944
East China Sea
James S. Alexander, EM@/Charles W. Appleton, SC3/Lorren L. Bausman, SC1/ Hollis F. Bell, S1/Robert T. Brown, LTjg/Rufus H. Bynum, QM1/ Robert J. . . . — — Map (db m78674) HM
(front)
Birth April 10, 1919
Died April 5, 1943
Grew up and educated in Lula, GA
He was a crewmember on Plane #5 as the Bombardier on the Tokyo Raiders Mission. He dropped the first bombs on Tokyo April 19, 1942.
Became known as . . . — — Map (db m180965) HM
On September 25, 1918, the British troopship H.M.S. Otranto left New York carrying more than 1,025 U.S. soldiers and crewmen as part of a convoy headed to fight in Europe during World War I. Most of the soldiers onboard had trained at Fort . . . — — Map (db m159278) HM
The Laupahoehoe we see now is very different from the Laupahoehoe of old. Laupahoehoe Point was a peaceful, Hawaian fishing village, untouched by missionaries and plantation life; the valley and the sea provided bountiful life. In the late 1800's . . . — — Map (db m94338) HM
Launched 24 July 1943 (shield logo) Commissioned 20 November 1943
USS Parche SS-384
These men served aboard during her six war patrols
( 191 names)
* Wolf Pack Commander
** Commanding Officer of USS Parche
*** Lost at Sea- - 10 February . . . — — Map (db m111817) WM
He goes a great voyage that goes to the bottom of the sea, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum, 1651
Throughout the history of submarine development, men have fought enemies just as lethal as any human foe. Those who brave the deep in . . . — — Map (db m81389) HM WM
LCDR A.M. Bontier, USN, Commanding Officer; Launched 15 August 1939; Lost at Sea, 3 October 1944.
Beginning with her first patrol just hours after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a daring submarine embarked on a career that made the name . . . — — Map (db m81417) WM
CDR K.E. Montross, USN, Commanding Officer; Launched 1 April 1939; Lost at sea, January 1945.
Less than two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Swordfish sank her first ship. So began the career of a submarine that not only sank . . . — — Map (db m81419) HM WM
CDR R.H. Kane, USN, Commanding Officer; Launched 17 August 1943; Lost at sea, 24 October 1944.
The exploits of Tang are legendary in submarine history. Under the bold leadership of Commander Richard H. O’Kane, Tang executed five brilliant . . . — — Map (db m81473) HM WM
CDR D.W. Morton, USN Commanding Officer; Launched 14 February 1942; Lost at sea 11 October 1943.
If one submarine could be said to embody the spirit and pride of the U.S. Submarine Force, it would probably be Wahoo. Certainly the enemy . . . — — Map (db m81474) WM
In these gardens are recorded
the names of Americans
who gave their lives
in the Service of their Country
and whose earthly resting place
is known only to God
*Indicates Medal Of Honor Award — — Map (db m4504) WM
Panel 1
Named in honor of our Capitol City, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis keel was laid on 31 March 1930 and launched on 7 November 1931. She was accepted by the Navy and Commissioned on 15 November 1932. She was 610 feet 4 inches . . . — — Map (db m55558) WM
Side 1
Cmdr. D. W. "Mush" Morton, USN
This World War II hero spent his early youth & attended elementary school in Nortonville, high school in Madisonville. Graduated from U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in 1930. Became . . . — — Map (db m88927) HM
Post Pearl Harbor American and British military planners decided on a strategy of “Europe First", but that did not mean “Neglect Japan Entirely.” Indeed, fierce fighting took place in the Pacific in the immediate aftermath . . . — — Map (db m115786) HM WM
For 40 years Clara sailed, first with her father at age nine, then with her husband, Captain William Blanchard, aboard 13 vessels in all. She enjoyed one of the longest documented lives at sea and sailed to all parts of the world. . . . — — Map (db m59280) HM
Shipbuilding was an important enterprise in the early history of Jonesboro. The types of vessels built from 1816 through 1887 were varied and included schooners, sloops, brigs and barks. Accounts as to the number of ships built in the town of . . . — — Map (db m183782) HM
In recognition of these early transatlantic flights from Old Orchard Beach, Maine
and
Harry M. Jones
Pioneer Aviator
whose airport on this beach made these flights possible
August 26, 1927
"Detroiter"
Edward Schlee & William Brock . . . — — Map (db m50263) HM
In command of the Central America, home-bound with California Gold seekers, Captain Herndon lost his life in a gallant effort to save ship and lives during a cyclone off Hatteras, September 12, 1857
"Forgetful of self, in his death he . . . — — Map (db m7213) HM
[Marker Panel No. 1]:
Introduction
With their lives before them, they left everything – their families, their loved ones, the serenity and security of their homes – to fight for a just cause. They departed on a journey to places they . . . — — Map (db m14703) HM
On May 14, 1986, the Pride of Baltimore, her captain, and three members of her crew were lost at sea.
The Pride now rests at the end of a goodwill journey that covered 150,000 miles and touched 125 cities around the world. . . . — — Map (db m20484) HM
Major Joseph Wickes, who settled on Eastern Neck Island c. 1658, was Chief Justice of Kent County. Before 1674 the Court met at Wickliffe, his home here (no longer standing). By 1680 he had acquired 864 acres, the southern half of the island, which . . . — — Map (db m3076) HM
This bell is dedicated to the memory of those who were lost at sea when the SS Pan Oceanic Faith went down in the North Pacific on 9 October 1967. John P. Dunphy ’65 • John M. Ward ’65 • John R. McPhee ’67 • Joseph P. Nowd ’67 • James Bechtold ’67 . . . — — Map (db m85577) HM
The Unknown Seaman Dedicated 7, October 1989 This monument is dedicated to the officers and men who sailed the ships of the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. Especially to the 6700 unsung heroes who lost their lives in that conflict. And to . . . — — Map (db m85575) WM
From a large bark or packet ship 200 to 300 feet long, lost at sea. Salvaged by Captain Salvatore Zappa and crew of the fishing vessel Carol Ann in 1988. — — Map (db m193088) HM
Gloucester Fishermen's Memorial
For nearly four centuries the history of Gloucester has been the story of America's greatest fishing port. With this memorial we commemorate the lives and the legacy of those who died at sea while fishing.
The . . . — — Map (db m156491) HM
In honor of
the proud, brave fishermen
who lost their lives at sea.
May they rest in peace.
In memory of
The Crew of F/V Lady Luck
Who were lost at sea
The night of January 31, 2007
Captain Sean P. Cone - Age 24
Crewman . . . — — Map (db m85230) HM
In Memory Of The Men
Of Swampscott Who Lost Their
Lives At Sea
This Anchor Believed To Be From
The Bark "Tedesco" Wrecked January 18, 1857
And Found Off Swampscott August, 1968 By
Mark Cheevers • William Clarke • Mark O'Grady • Kevin . . . — — Map (db m36697) HM
North side CHICOPEE Erects this monument in grateful memory of all her sons who served on land and sea in the World War 1914-1918 West side DIED OF DISEASE Ralph Anderson Charles Bancroft . . . — — Map (db m54869) HM
In memory of
Three Brothers
who lived and died
in the service
of their Country.
Sons of Thomas Boylston
and Ann Harrod Adams
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Thomas Boylston . . . — — Map (db m119177) WM
Whitefish Point has been called the graveyard of Lake Superior. Since navigation began on Lake Superior there has been approximately 550 wrecks. More vessels were lost in the Whitefish Point area than any other part of Lake Superior. There are three . . . — — Map (db m198451) HM
Since man first inhabited the thumb area of Michigan, Lake Huron has been the most important mode of transportation. Long before there were wagon trails or railroads the lake provided a method for Native Americans and pioneers to travel and . . . — — Map (db m213508) HM
On the Great Lakes, November is well known for its horrendous storms which turn the lakes into a boiling cauldron of wind and waves. There is one storm which was the deadliest and most destructive storm to ever occur on the Great Lakes; "The Great . . . — — Map (db m213510) HM
…scarcely had we gotten out into Lake Michigan than we were beset by a horrible tempest and in an instant out rudder was broken to pieces…Not being able to control our course, we were during the night the toy of gigantic waves which . . . — — Map (db m208025) HM
On November 11, 1940, a severe storm swept the Great Lakes area. As it crossed Lake Michigan ships and seamen fought to reach safety away from its blinding winds and towering seas. Between Big and Little Points Sable the freighters William B. . . . — — Map (db m98333) HM
Forty Mile Point Lighthouse
During the late 1800s, the U.S. Lighthouse Board created a system of coastal lights along Lake Huron's Michigan shore so that mariners would always be within sight of at least one.
With a light south of Forty . . . — — Map (db m221642) HM
The Omar D. Conger
Built for the Port Huron-Sarnia Ferry Company at the Dunford and Alverson shipyard in 1882, the passenger ship was named after Port Huron native and U.S. Senator Omar D. Conger. For over 40 years, the 93 ft. ferry moved . . . — — Map (db m217562) HM
[Side A]
On November 7-10, 1913, two major storms collided over the Great Lakes. This created hurricane like winds that lasted over 16 hours, producing waves over forty feet tall. As the storm intensified, temperatures dropped below . . . — — Map (db m76068) HM
The flagship of the Oglesbay-Norton fleet sailed for 6,857 days on the Great Lakes carrying iron ore to feed the steel mills of Michigan and Ohio. She was built at the Great Lakes Engineering Works at River Rouge, Michigan- Nine miles west of here. . . . — — Map (db m120859) HM
One evening in 1974, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald anchored at the Detroit
River's Belle Isle Anchorage, 800 feet off Riopelle Street, east of the
Renaissance Center. The next morning, as the crew worked to raise the
starboard bow anchor, . . . — — Map (db m183917) HM
On July 13, 1890 the steamer Sea Wing, heavily loaded with 215 passengers and crew, left the steamboat landing here for a Sunday excursion down the Mississippi River to Lake City.
The Sea Wing, based in Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin, . . . — — Map (db m49445) HM
At three-thirty in the afternoon of Monday, November 27th, 1905, the steamship Mataafa passed under the newly built Duluth Transfer Bridge, and onto Lake Superior. The Mataafa was towing the schooner barge James Nasmyth, bringing their loads of iron . . . — — Map (db m199138) HM
On July 13, 1890, the steamer "Sea Wing", with covered barge alongside, and 215 passengers aboard was returning from a Sunday excursion down the Mississippi River to Lake City. At 8 p.m., Captain D.N. Wethern had guided the steamer 5 miles up Lake . . . — — Map (db m45462) HM
On the night of June 2, 1969, while on maneuvers in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne was in collision with the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans. The impact cut the Evans in . . . — — Map (db m181893) HM WM
This memorial is dedicated to the 78 men who lost their lives serving their country on the submarine USS Capelin SS289 in the Celebes Sea in December 1943 — — Map (db m186259) WM
March 6 1932
Five Coast Guardsmen from the Atlantic City Station lost at sea in an attempt to locate the fishing vessel "Anna"
John Barnett, Bay Head •
William Garton •
Charles Graham •
Hal Livingston •
Marvin E. . . . — — Map (db m190483) HM
The ocean waters off Absecon Inlet were considered some of the most deadly along the East Coast. Between 1847 and 1856, at least sixty-four ocean-going ships were lost off the coast of Absecon Beach. Dr. Jonathan Pitney, who promoted the . . . — — Map (db m46273) HM
Before construction of Absecon Lighthouse, many ships and many lives were lost off the coast of Absecon Island. Even though the beam from this light lessened these losses, other disasters plagued seagoing vessels. The anchor you see here, weighing . . . — — Map (db m46291) HM
USCS Steamer Robert J. Walker
1874 - 1860
More than 153 years after it was lost in a violent collision at sea, the wreck of the steamer Robert J. Walker was identified 12 miles off Absecon Lighthouse by maritime . . . — — Map (db m190904) HM
The U.S. Merchant Marine was a fleet of Government owned vessels operated by private shipping companies. The Merchant Marine was responsible for transporting fully 85% of the troops, ammunition and supplies used to support the Allied War Effort . . . — — Map (db m220919) HM
In Memoriam
S.S. Morro Castle
September 8, 1934
This monument is dedicated to the 137 passengers and crew of the S.S. Morro Castle who lost their lives on September 8, 1934 when the ship burned off the Jersey Coast when returning from . . . — — Map (db m22309) HM
This monument is a memorial to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II and to the Merchant Mariners and Navy Armed Guard who served together aboard cargo ships, troop transports, and oil tankers that delivered war material to our troops overseas. . . . — — Map (db m34700) HM
Lost WWII US Warship Found
On October 21, 1943, while waiting to perform anti-submarine escort duty for a convoy heading out of New York Harbor, the USS Murphy was struck by the tanker SS Bulkoil, cutting the destroyer in half. Two hundred . . . — — Map (db m209196) HM WM
Resting on the Lake Bottom. Beneath the waters before you lies a graveyard of shipwrecks from two centuries. Surprise storms, unchartered shallows, and lack of navigation aids are a few reasons for the wrecks. More and more people are learning to . . . — — Map (db m84415) HM
Dedicated to all Merchant Mariners who have served America from the Revolutionary War through present day. In the prosecution of war and in pursuit of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives at sea. Their sacrifices have . . . — — Map (db m29281) HM
Commissioned by the American Merchant Mariners’ Memorial, Inc., this memorial was conceived in 1976. In 1988, after an extensive competition, the artist Marisol Escobar (1930-2016), known as Marisol, was chosen to develop her design. Situated . . . — — Map (db m233775) HM
In Memory of
Stephen H. Tyng Jr.
Son of Stephen H. Tyng and Juliet Kemp Tyng
Born January 22nd 1897
Lost at sea May 1st 1918
in the service of his country
Marine Corps — — Map (db m169101) WM
It was here at the former Army Port of Embarkation, Pier 11, in Stapleton, Staten Island, that the USAT Dorchester loaded with a contingent of officers and men left port on the morning of January 22nd, 1943 for a destination unknown to meet a . . . — — Map (db m154393) HM WM
In Remembrance of Those
Lost At Sea
While Fishing These Waters
Henry Miller 1775 • Henry Miller 1770 • Capt. Clarke's Son 1766
Jacob Skellinx 1·17·1753 [age] 51 • Daniel Baker 1·17·1753 [age] 61 • Dick 1·17·1753
William . . . — — Map (db m140147) HM
Lost in a Storm
The St. Peter left Oswego carrying a full load of coal, headed for the safety of the Welland Canal when a storm struck her with 70 mph winds. Unable to reach the canal, the ship was turned back east to run before the . . . — — Map (db m234883) HM
According to Tenskwatawa, often referred to as the Shawnee Prophet, when the first Shawnee people came to this land many thousands of years ago, several warriors were lost when they were taken beneath the sea on the back of an immense turtle. . . . — — Map (db m214417) HM
U.S. Maritime Service
Trained 268,000 Officers and Crewmen for the Wartime Fleet
604 Men and Women taken prisoner
60 Died in Prison Camps
142 Merchant Marine Academy Cadets were lost in action
Dedicated to the men and . . . — — Map (db m132375) WM
During World War II, twenty-eight diesel electric submarines were constructed for the United States Navy by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Wisconsin. Twenty-five of the boats were completed in time to see combat action in WWII. Four of the . . . — — Map (db m204805) HM
Legend of the Arctic
The men of an ancient village were away on a hunting trip. Left alone, the women caught fish at the edge of the ice. Suddenly, the ice on which they stood broke away from shore and all the women were lost at sea. Long . . . — — Map (db m223382) HM
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