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{{Short description|Park in Norfolk, Virginia, United States}}
'''Wisconsin Square''' is a small park on [[Norfolk, Virginia]]'s [[Elizabeth River (Virginia)|Elizabeth River]] waterfront, opposite the berth of the berth of the {{USS|Wisconsin|BB-64|6}}, a [[museum ship]]. It contains memorials to the seamen lost while serving on [[United States Navy]] ships homeported in Norfolk.

It also contains the [[Ship's bells|ship's bell]] of {{USS|Norfolk|DL-1}} and a copy of ''[[The Lone Sailor]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.downtownnorfolk.org/go/the-lone-sailor |title=Wisconsin Square on Downtown Norfolk}}</ref>

== Memorials ==
Wisconsin Square contains memorials to fallen [[US Navy]] personnel that were home ported in Norfolk.

* {{USS|Kearsarge|CV-33}}, 30 sailors lost in 1948<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-101472381.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517023533/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-101472381.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-17 |title= MONUMENT TO KEARSAGE DEATHS READIED FOR WISCONSIN SQUARE |accessdate= 2008-02-23}}</ref>
* {{USS|Forrestal|CV-59}}, for those lost in the [[1967 USS Forrestal fire|1967 USS ''Forrestal'' fire]]
* {{USS|Liberty|AGTR-5}}, for those killed in the 1967 [[USS Liberty incident|USS ''Liberty'' incident]]
* {{USS|Scorpion|SSN-589}}, lost with all hands in 1968
* {{USS|Newport News|CA-148}}, for crew lost in a 1972 misfire
<!-- [unverified] * {{USS|Belknap|CG-26}}, for crew lost in the [[1975]] collision with {{USS|John F. Kennedy|CV-67|6}} and subsequent fire  -->
* {{USS|Nimitz|CVN-68}}, for the crew lost in the 1981 flight deck crash
* {{USS|Iowa|BB-61}}, for the crew lost in the 1989 turret explosion
* {{USS|Cole|DDG-67}}, for the crew lost in the 2000 suicide bombing
* [[The Pentagon]], September 11, 2001

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[[Category:Virginia municipal and county parks]]
[[Category:Urban public parks]]
[[Category:Parks in Norfolk, Virginia]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Virginia]]


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