Location 5

USS Brave

Walking tour sign is located on the east end of the boat on the light pole

USS BRAVE

The 12-man rowboat, also called whaleboat, was an important part of recruit training - both for the practice of rowing, but also for team building and competition. Each sailor had to work together, paddling long, hard, and in sync to get the boat where it needed to go. Many of these boats were used in the nearby boat channel, with multiple slips and piers to accommodate them.

This work of art, created by artist Jonathan Allen, is called the USS Brave and is in honor to the sailors who gave their lives to service and celebrate the creation of community at Liberty Station.

DID YOU KNOW?

Throughout this piece of art are sayings etched into the wood seating. If you look closely, you will see these etchings:

“The Future is Made by the Hands of the Brave.”

“A Smooth Sea Never Made a Skillful Sailor.”

“The Land of the Free Because of the Brave.”

Can you find a few more?