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History -- United States
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Boat
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Wilkes Barre
Sculpture
(The Anchors), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(The Anchors), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1971.
Medium:
Anchors: painted metal; Bell: brass; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 15 ft.; Base: approx. W. 10 ft. x D. 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On brass plaque:) USS WILKES-BARRE/THESE ANCHORS AND BELL ARE PRESERVED/HERE AS A MEMORIAL TO A VALIANT SHIP/THE U.S.S. WILKES-BARRE, CL 103, WAS/A 10,000 TON CLEVELAND CLASS CRUISER,/LAUNCHED DECEMBER 24, 1943,/COMMISSIONED JULY 1, 1944, AND/ATTACHED TO THE PACIFIC FLEET,/CRUISER DIVISION SEVENTEEN/BECOMING A PART OF TASK FORCE 38,/THIRD FLEET, THE CRUISER TOOK PART/IN BOMBARDMENTS AGAINST THE ENEMY/AT FRENCH INDO-CHINA, CHINA IWO/JIMA, OKINAWA AND JAPAN. DURING/THE OKINAWA CAMPAIGN,/THE U.S.S./WILKES-BARRE AIDED THE STRICKEN/CARRIER U.S.S. BUNKER HILL AND GAINED/CREDIT FOR SAVING THE CARRIER./THE U.S.S. WILKES-BARRE RECEIVED WORD/OF THE ENEMY SURRENDER WHILE OFF/HOKKAIDO AND ENTERED TOKYO BAY TO/COVER THE LANDING OF AMERICAN TROOPS./THE U.S.S. WILKES-BARRE WAS DECOMMISSIONED/ON OCTOBER 9, 1947./THE MONUMENT WAS ERECTED IN 1971/UNDER THE AUSPICES OF MR. OSCAR/WEISSMAN AND THE NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA/COUNCIL OF THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE/UNITED STATES unsigned
Description:
Two huge anchors and a brass bell from the U.S.S. Wilkes-Barre are installed atop a low concrete base adorned with a large concrete shaft containing a lighting fixture. The anchors are crossed and rest against the concrete shaft. The bell is installed in front of the anchors.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War II
Architecture -- Boat -- Wilkes Barre
Architecture -- Boat -- Warship
Architecture -- Boat -- Detail
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Wilkes Barre
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Luzerne County, 200 North River Street, Luzerne County Courthouse, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania 18711
Located Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 North River Street, Lawn, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania 18711
Remarks:
The monument was erected under the auspices of Oscar Weissman and the Northeast Pennsylvania Council of the Navy League of the United States.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS PA001917
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PA001917
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