Seaman's Memorial, (sculpture).

Seaman's Memorial, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Seaman's Memorial, (sculpture).

Installed March 1971.

Approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 10 ft.

(On bronze plaque set into foundation:) 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 (list of names)/WAS PLACE HERE BY THE/BOARD OF SELECTMEN/(list of names)/AND THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE/MARCH 1971. unsigned

A large steel anchor painted black rests on its side.

Architecture -- Boat -- Detail

Architecture -- Boat -- Tedesco

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Swampscott

Administered by Town of Swampscott, Public Works Department, 22 Monument Avenue, Swampscott, Massachusetts 01907

Located Humphrey Street, Swampscott, Massachusetts 01907

The memorial honors the men of Swampscott who have died at sea.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.

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