Palatka, Florida: Torpedo Memorial
Large Mark XIV torpedo from WWII is the centerpiece of a memorial to the 52 submarines and over 3,500 U.S. submariners lost during that war.
- Address:
- 100 Memorial Pkwy, Palatka, FL
- Directions:
- On the river side of Memorial Pkwy between S. 2nd St. and St Johns Ave.
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MK-14 torpedo, erected in honor of MIA/KIA Navy shipmates from World War II.
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According to a sign at the memorial, the Mark XIV "was the U.S. Navy's standard submarine-launched torpedo of World War II." The torpedo memorializes the 52 submarines and over 3,500 submariners lost by the U.S. during that war.