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[[ImageFile:Navy Marine Memorial.JPG|thumb|The Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial on [[Columbia Island (Washington, D.C.)|Columbia Island]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
[[ImageFile:Navy Merchant Marine Memorial Detail.jpg|thumb|Detail of the memorial]]
The '''Navy- – Merchant Marine Memorial''', located in [[Lady Bird Johnson Park]] on [[Columbia Island (DistrictWashington, of ColumbiaD.C.)|Columbia Island]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], is a [[monument]] honoring sailors of the [[United States Navy]], and[[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]], the [[United States Merchant Marine]], who died at sea duringthe [[WorldNOAA WarCommissioned Officer ICorps]]. Itand wasothers designedwho indied 1922at bysea during [[HarveyWorld WileyWar CorbettI]] and sculptedother by [[Ernesto Begni del Piatta]]times. It was dedicated on October 18, 1934.
 
==History==
Nicknamed "Waves and Gulls," the memorial depicts seven [[gull|seagulls]] above the crest of a [[ocean surface wave|wave]]. It is cast from [[aluminum]] and the base is made of green [[granite]] (the base was originally [[concrete]] but replaced by the [[Works Progress Administration]] in 1940). It stands 35 feet (10.6 m) tall and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide.▼
The memorial was designed in 1922 by [[Harvey Wiley Corbett]]. It was sculpted by Ernesto Begni del Piatta, who died before it could be completed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sculptor Dies Grieving Over Unfinished Memorial |work=The Washington Post |date=24 December 1939}}</ref> It was cast in a foundry in [[Cleveland]]. The ground was broken on the memorial in 1930, with the foundation completed the following year and it was installed on October 18, 1934, but work on the base and landscaping was postponed due to lack of funding.<ref>{{cite news |title=WPA Funds Sought For Sea Memorial |work=The Washington Post |date=10 May 1936}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Marine Memorial Dedication Put Off |work=The Washington Post |date=27 October 1934}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Years Pass as Capital 'Forgets' Unfinished Navy Marine Shaft |work=The Washington Post |date=6 November 1938}}</ref>
 
A dedication ceremony was held on May 30, 1935.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marine Memorial Dedication Soon |work=The Evening Star |date=21 May 1935}}</ref> Funding was approved by [[United States Congress|Congress]] to finish the memorial in 1939. Work began anew the following September, and was completed by the end of 1939.<ref>{{cite news |title=Final Work to Begin On Marine Memorial |work=The Washington Post |date=7 September 1940}}</ref>
The memorial reads:▼
:"To the strong souls and ready valor of those men of the United States who in the Navy, the Merchant Marine and other paths of Activity upon the waters of the world have given life or still offer it in the performance of heroic deeds this monument is dedicated by a grateful people."▼
 
▲Nicknamed "Waves and Gulls," the memorial depicts seven [[gull|seagulls]] above the crest of a [[ocean surface wave|wave]]. It is cast from [[aluminum]] and the base is made of green [[granite]] (thefrom [[New Hampshire]]. The base was originally [[concrete]] but replaced by the [[Works Progress Administration]] in 1940). It stands 35 feet (10.6 m) tall and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide. It is the first aluminum memorial in [[Washington, D.C.]]
==Other Navy memorials==
 
*[[United States Navy Memorial#Other Navy memorials|Other U.S. Navy memorials]]▼
▲The memorial reads:
▲:"<blockquote>To the strong souls and ready valor of those men of the United States who in the Navy, the Merchant Marine, and other paths of Activity upon the waters of the world have given life or still offer it in the performance of heroic deeds this monument is dedicated by a grateful people."</blockquote>
 
==See also==
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▲* [[United States Navy Memorial#Other Navy memorials|Other U.S. Navy memorials]]
*[[Peace Monument]] (Naval Monument)
* [[United States Navy Memorial]]
 
==References==
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* {{cite news | title=Monument dedicated to sailors, Marines | url=http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/pentagram/archives/aug28/pt_e82898.html | first=Nicole | last=Gearheart | work=Pentagram | date=August 28, 1998 | accessdate=2006archive-03-31 |archiveurl url= https://web.archive.org/webtoday/20050412204000/http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/pentagram/archives/aug28/pt_e82898.html |archivedateurl-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2005 |first=Nicole |last=Gearheart |work=Pentagram |date=August 28, 1998 |access-04date=2006-1203-31}}
 
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* [http://havecamerawilltravel.com/washington-photos/navymerchant-marine-memorial Photos of the Navy- – Merchant Marine Memorial]
 
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