The Merchant Navy Memorial

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Statutory Address: Minerva Pier, Henry Vernone Cresent, Hull, HU1 1AZ

Coordinates: 53°44’15″N 0°20’06″W

Figure 1: Megan Seeney, The Merchant Navy Memorial with Victoria Pier in the background, 2023, digital photograph.
Figure 2: Megan Seeney, The Merchant Navy Memorial alongside the Royal Navy Memorial with The Deep in the background, 2023, digital photograph.
Figure 3: Megan Seeney, A close-up of the inscription on the Merchant Navy Memorial, Minerva Pier, Hull, 2023, digital photograph.

Description of Location –

Located on Minerva Pier (built late 20th century, replacing an earlier 19th century pier; originally known as East pier) which extends out into the Humber and forms part of the entrance into the Humber basin, which leads to the marina (previously Humber Dock).

Figure 4: Megan Seeney, “The Merchant Navy Memorial”, JPEG map, Scale 1:1000, Open Street Map, December 2023, ArcGIS, created 15 January 2024.

Details –

Erected: Unknown

Listed: Not listed

Monument Type: Memorial

Associated Site(s): The Royal Navy Memorial is in close proximity.

Inscription(s): “Dedicated to the men and women of the merchant navy who gave their lives for the freedom of others. Many lay in foreign lands. For most they have no grave by the sea.”

“Presented by the Hull M. N. Association.”

Description: A memorial, presented by the Hull Merchant Navy Association, commemorating all merchant navy personnel who died whilst in service and who were either buried abroad or at sea. The memorial consists of an inscribed black stone tablet on top of a steel pedestal, footed by an anchor. There are two flagpoles also located at the site.

Additional Resources –

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