Altair-Americus Memorial Park

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In Memory of Fishermen Lost at Sea

February 14, 1983

Altair-Americus Memorial Park Plaque - Close Up

The Altair-Americus A-boat memorial sits directly south of the regal W.T. Preston and Maritime History Museum. The memorial was dedicated in September of 1991 and memorializes those lost when the Americus and Altair fishing boats were lost in the Bering Sea.

The Crews of the Ships

Altair

Americus

Altair-Americus Memorial (AA 1983.014)
Altair-Americus Memorial (AA 1983.066)
Altair Americus 2