Памятник английскому мореплавателю Клерку Чарльзу (1741-1779)
Cуществующее местоположение;
четырехгранный гранитный обелиск пирамидальной формы серого цвета, поставленный на невысокий четырехгранный постамент;
текст на английском языке, выполненный с трех сторон обелиска. На стороне, обращенной к улице:
SACRED TO THE MEMORY
of
CAPTAIN CHARLES CLERKE R.N.
WHO DIED AUGUST 22 1779
AGED 38 YEARS
AND WHOSE BODY IS INTERRED
BENEATH THIS STONE
с правой стороны:
THIS OFFICER
SERVED UNDER THE COMMAND OF
CAPTAIN COOK
THE WORLD PENOWNED NAVIGATOR IN
HIS SEVERAL VOYGES OF DISCOVERY
AND RECOVERED HIS REMAINS AFTER
HE HAD BEEN KILLED BY
SAVAGES I IIS DEATH OCCURED AT SEA AFTER A
GALLANT BUT UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT
TO PENETRATE THE ICE BEYOND BEHRING
STRAIT
HE WAS A MAN OF STERLING WORTH
AND INTREPID COURAGE FAITHFUL TO HIS
LEADER AND UNSWERVINGLY DEVOTED
TO DUTY
с левой стороны:
THIS MONUMENT IS
ERECTED BY
THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS
OF THE ADMIRALTY OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND & C
TO MARK THEIR APPRECIATION OF THE
BRAVE AND HONOURABLE CAREER OF
A GALLANT BRITISH OFFICER
A.D. 1913.
Памятник федерального значения
- Типология:
памятник истории - Создан:
1741-1779 гг.
Документы
Контакты
- Адрес: Камчатская область, г. Петропавловск-Камчатский, Ленинская ул.
