Monument to sailors and rivermen who gave their lives for the Fatherland
Embankment of the Ob River, near the river station, Novosibirsk, Russia
Description:
The monument to the sailors and rivermen who gave their lives for the Fatherland is a small monument dedicated to all Siberian sailors who died in war or peacetime. It is located on the embankment of the Ob River, in Novosibirsk, near the river station.
The monument was laid on the embankment of Novosibirsk in October 2001. The opening of the monument took place in a solemn atmosphere, in the presence of military sailors and cadets of the river school. After a minute of silence and a military salute, flowers were laid at the monument.
The monument itself is a mortgage stone, on which an explanatory tablet is attached. Nearby is an anchor removed from a warship.