Anchorage Memorial

Erected by the Thunder Bay Naval Monument Committee, this memorial, known as “The Anchorage” is dedicated to the war dead suffered by the Royal Canadian Navy and the Merchant Navy during the Second World War as well as to those who survived.

The following memorials are part of the Anchorage Memorial:

Anchorage Memorial Bell, Superior Anchors, Carronades, Ships Tribute, S.S. Rappahannock Anchor, Mariners’ Monument, and Thunder Bay Sailors’ Plaques.

Inscription

[plaque/plaque]

THE ANCHORAGE

A place to meditate and enjoy

THIS SITE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE R.C.N., R.C.N.(R), R.C.N.V.R., W.R.C.N.S., M.N., WHO VOLUNTEERED AND SERVED WITH HONOUR AND DISTINCTION FOR FREEDOM AND COUNTRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

Erected Jointly By
THE N.O.A.C., THUNDER BAY BRANCH
THE THUNDER BAY NAVAL ASSOCIATION, R.C.N.A.
With the help of many friends
WHO CARE AND REMEMBER

[lower plaque/plaque en bas]
DEDICATED TO THE NAMESAKE SHIPS
OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
AND THE SAILORS FROM THIS AREA
WHO GALLANTLY SERVED IN THEM.
H.M.C.S. FOR WILLIAM J311
H.M.C.S. PORT ARTHUR K233
ERECTED IN THEIR HONOUR
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
CITY OF
Thunder Bay
Superior by Nature
JUNE 1, 1997

Érigé par le Comité du monument naval de Thunder Bay, ce mémorial, connu sous le nom de “The Anchorage”, est dédié aux pertes humaines subies par la Marine royale canadienne et la Marine marchande durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il rend aussi hommage à ceux qui ont survécu.

Les monuments commémoratifs suivants font tous partie du Mémorial d’Anchorage :

Cloche du Mémorial d’Anchorage, Ancres supérieures, Caronades, Hommage au navires, Ancre du S.S. Rappahannock, Plaques du Monument aux marins, et Plaques aux marins de Thunder Bay.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.