USS San Francisco Memorial
United States
For Casualties of the USS San Francisco
Location
San Francisco, California

The USS San Francisco Memorial is a war memorial installed in San Francisco's Lands End, in the U.S. state of California.[1][2] The memorial has a plaque commemorating the approximately 100 sailors and seven Marines who died aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco.[3][4] The memorial is notable for being formed partially from the bridge of ship itself, showing some of the extensive damage received in battle.

References

  1. ↑ "In World War II, San Francisco's namesake ship was a Navy hero". SFChronicle.com. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  2. ↑ "Lands End – USS San Francisco Memorial – Public Art and Architecture from Around the World". artandarchitecture-sf.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "How SF's namesake ship survived a World War II 'suicide' mission". SFChronicle.com. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  4. ↑ USS San Francisco 2014

37°46′58″N 122°30′42″W / 37.782807°N 122.511544°W / 37.782807; -122.511544


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