2023 Memorial Event

2023 Memorial Event

2023 Memorial Event Sunday May 28th, 2023 | 11:30am – 1:30pm USS San Francisco Memorial, Lands’ End, San Francisco Honoring Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice in the Service of their Country Join the USS San Francisco Memorial Foundation and the families of the...
2022 Memorial Event | Sunday May 29th, 2022

2022 Memorial Event | Sunday May 29th, 2022

2022 Memorial Event | Sunday May 29th, 2022 Sunday May 29th, 2022 | 11:30am – 1:30pm USS San Francisco Memorial, Lands’ End, San Francisco We are meeting in person for the 2022 Memorial Event this year. Come join us and together, we will pay our respects to the...
2021 Virtual Memorial Ceremony

2021 Virtual Memorial Ceremony

2021 Virtual Memorial Ceremony Join us for San Francisco’s own Memorial Day Weekend Celebration honoring the 100 Sailors and 7 Marines who gave their lives during the historic Battle of Guadalcanal aboard the USS San Francisco (CA38) 12-13 November, 1942. Come...
Turning Point

Turning Point

Turning Point On March 9, 1933 San Francisco’s namesake and the second heavy cruiser to be built at Mare Island slid down the building ways. Champagne was not available due to the Prohibition, so she was christened with water from the famed Hetch-Hetchy water system....