USS San Diego CL-53 Memorial
by Hany J
Title
USS San Diego CL-53 Memorial
Artist
Hany J
Medium
Photograph - Original Photo
Description
The USS San Diego CL-35 Memorial is a commemoration of the distinguished service of the cruiser USS San Diego and her crew; it serves as a perpetual reminder of their selfless contribution to victory in World War II. The memorial is an original artwork designed by sculptors Eugene Daub and Louis Quaintance for the USS San Diego (CL-53) Memorial Association. It was donated to the San Diego Port District for the benefit of the people of San Diego. The memorial's complimentary components serve to remember, inform, illustrate and inspire.
The monument's soaring 28-foot tall central element, which resembles a ship's bow, forms an angular and uplifting profile that has become a distinctive landmark on the San Diego waterfront. Four adjoining walls of polished carnelian granite and composite terra cotta are arranged in a roughly V-shaped footprint, which encloses two sides of a small plaza. The third side is open towards the bay, and draws people into the monument from the adjacent pedestrian promenade
The floor of the monument features a large, colored terrazzo map of the western Pacific and the Asian and Australian coastlines, which proscribe the theater of operations in which the ship served during World War II. Superimposed on this map is a representation in brass strips of the ship's steaming track from this period. Locations and names of battles and engagements are marked with brass stars.
The USS San Diego (CL-53) was christened at launching on July 26, 1941, and commissioned into service six months later, just a month after the Pearl Harbor attack, and soon joined the Pacific Fleet with which she served nearly continuously throughout World War II.
All images are taken with a Canon 5D III (full frame) and a Canon 7D II (crop frame) using a variety of Canon L-Series lenses, and Tamron and Sigma pro-line lenses; processed in RAW with ACR, PSC, Photomatix, and a variety of other imaging software.
All images are Copyright © 2017 Hany G. Jadaa; C.Chem. M.Sc. Eng.; and Copyright © 2017 Prince John Photography (the Artist). The material contained herein may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under US, Canadian, European, and Australian Copyright laws.
Image is available for purchase at higher resolution and no copyright stamps upon request. Please contact the artist directly at pjphotography@uniserve.com
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December 19th, 2017
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