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American Merchant Mariners' Memorial, United States

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22 Battery Place
New York
NY 10004
USA

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The American Merchant Mariners' Memorial is a memorial sculpture located in the Hudson River just off the western edge of Battery Park. It is sited on a stone breakwater just south of Pier A, and connected to the pier by a dock.
It was designed by the sculptor Marisol Escobar and dedicated on 8 October 1991. The bronze sculpture depicts four merchant seamen with their sinking vessel after it had been attacked by a U-boat during World War II. One of the seamen is in the water, and is covered by the sea with each high tide. The sculpture is loosely based on a real photograph of crewmen of the SS Muskogee that was taken by the commander of an attacking submarine. All died at sea.
The memorial was commissioned by the American Merchant Mariners' Memorial, Inc., chaired by AFL-CIO president Lane Kirkland.

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