USS Bennington Memorial - San Diego, CA
N 32° 41.393 W 117° 14.668
11S E 477083 N 3616934
A memorial for the sailors of the USS Bennington which exploded in San Diego Harbor in 1905.
Waymark Code: WM3WXC
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2008
Views: 50
The USS Bennington Monument is a sixty-foot granite obelisk in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego, California, USA. It serves as a monument to the memory of the crew of the USS Bennington (PG-4), a gunboat of the United States Navy whose two boilers exploded on the morning of July 21, 1905. The explosion showered the vessel with live steam and scalding water, killing 60 men and burning an additional 46. The monument was dedicated some three years later on January 7, 1908.
Disaster Date: 07/21/1905
Date of dedication: 01/07/1908
Memorial Sponsors: "Erected by the Officers and Men of the Pacific Squadron to the memory of those who lost their lives in the performance of duty.
Disaster Type: Technological
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