Washington Navy Yard
On display in Willard Park, named for the early 20th century commandant of the Yard, are naval artifacts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Behind you is the gun mount from the battleship Maine, sunk on the eve of the Spanish-American War, as well as the titanium pressure sphere from the bathyscaphe, Alvin. Mounted throughout the park is a collection of the turn-of-the-century naval ordnance from both American and European manufacturers. The last of the 14-inch railway batteries from World War I is located at the South side of the park. The World War II artifacts include the propeller from the battleship South Dakota and armor plating from American and Japanese warships. West of this location is a 16-inch gun barrel that rests on specially designed trucks that once moved these huge guns about the Yard. Also, west of this location is a modern propeller from an SSBN submarine.| HM Number | HM1OFI |
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| Placed By | Washington Navy Yard |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 326810 N 4304521 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.87250000, -76.99640000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 52.35', W 76° 59.784' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 52' 21" N, 76° 59' 47.04" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Sicard St SE, Washington DC 20003, US |
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