Titanic Memorial (Washington, D.C.)

The Titanic Memorial is a granite statue in southwest Washington, D.C., that honors the men who gave their lives so that women and children might be saved during the RMS Titanic disaster. The thirteen-foot-tall figure is of a partly clad male figure with arms outstretched. The statue was erected by the Women's Titanic Memorial Association.

The memorial is located on P Street SW next to the Washington Channel near Fort Lesley J. McNair. It was designed by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who won the commission in open competition, and sculpted by John Horrigan from a single piece of red granite furnished from Westerly, RI, by the Henry C. Smalley Granite Co. It was unveiled on May 26, 1931, by Helen Herron Taft, the widow of President Taft.

Originally located at the foot of New Hampshire Avenue, NW in Rock Creek Park along the Potomac River, the monument was removed in 1966 to accommodate the Kennedy Center. The memorial was re-erected without ceremony in 1968 on the south Washington waterfront outside Fort McNair in Washington Channel Park at Fourth and P Streets, SW.

A replica of the head of the memorial, carved in marble and exhibited in Paris in 1921, was purchased by the French Government for the Musée du Luxembourg.

In the 1997 film Titanic there is a scene in which Kate Winslet imitates the statue's pose on the bow of the Titanic.

Inscription

TO THE BRAVE MEN
WHO PERISHED
IN THE WRECK
OF THE TITANIC
APRIL 15 1912
THEY GAVE THEIR
LIVES THAT WOMEN
AND CHILDREN
MIGHT BE SAVED

ERECTED BY THE
WOMEN OF AMERICA

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David Heyman
21 March 2017
A hidden tribute to the men who drowned when the Titanic sank. Impress your friends by visiting and telling them about it.
Dee Rose
11 March 2013
To the brave men who perished in the wreck of the Titanic April 15, 1912. They gave their lives that women and children might be saved
Sophie
20 September 2015
Nice, quiet area to walk dogs and sit for a while.
Thomas Garland
30 November 2023
Get your titanic memorial stamp for your national park passport at the Jefferson Memorial.
ShannonRenee Mouton Gray
Every April 15th, a group of Titanic enthusiasts gathers at the memorial to remember those who perished.
Ashley Martin
10 August 2011
There is a midnight toast every April 15th here.
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