USS Bremerton Crest

USS Bremerton Monument

Preserving the Legacy of SSN-698 & CA-130
Join us in developing a monument to the submarine, cruiser, their namesake city and the shipyard that cared for them

Author: tkzwolf

  • USS BREMERTON Monument Status Update: 18 August 2026

    We are thrilled to announce that we have finally received our letter from the Navy donating the USS BREMERTON (SSN 698) artifacts to us and the City of Bremerton for the project.  Our May visit to the shipyard to see the boat showed that the artifacts are in need of a good field day, and a lot of preservation followed by painting before we can use them. We have several partners who have agreed to donate their efforts to prepare the USS BREMERTON (SSN 698) artifacts for the monument.  Our partners include Metropolitan Solutions who have taken samples of the sail materials, South Bay Sandblasting who will be removing internal structure and corrosion as well as preparing surfaces, American Scaffold who will be setting up work areas and containment and helping with preservation, Sherwin Williams who is providing all the paint, and IMIA who is helping with preservation, welding the sail back together and coordinating the work of the other partners.  For the past couple of months, we have been searching for a site to do the work to prepare the artifacts and store them until we are ready to install them in the monument.  We have identified several potential locations and hope to finalize the site in the next month which would allow us to receive the artifacts from the Navy this fall and start preserving them.

    Our architect, David Fergus and Rice Fergus Miller Architects are continuing to refine the monument design and Art Anderson Engineering continues to work on the engineering design for the project.  We have started to meet with potential partners to help us build the park infrastructure such as concrete, electrical, landscaping, signage, etc.  Fundraising continues. We have raised approximately $150,000 to date through direct donations, brick sales, and grants.  Our goal is to build the monument in 2027.  We have a continuing need to raise money to pay for materials and services that we do not find partners to donate in-kind. Please consider donating on the donation page to make this monument to USS BREMERTON a reality.

    USS BREMERTON Monument Committee:

    Captain (ret) Alan Beam, CO #3

    Captain (ret) Jerry Logan, CO #10

    Captain (ret) Tom Zwolfer, CO #11

  • Future Home of the USS BREMERTON Monument sign placed at First and Callow

    Future Home of the USS BREMERTON Monument sign placed at First and Callow

    The “Future Home of the USS BREMERTON Monument at Navy League Park” sign was placed at First and Callow in downtown Bremerton today on a brisk but sunny day.  City of Bremerton Mayor Greg Wheeler joined us to say a few words about the importance of the city’s relationship with the USS BREMERTONs and the Navy.  We also had City Councilman Michael Goodnow, and Jim Cline from the Charleston Business District in attendance.  Our Committee Chair, Jerry Logan (USS BREMERTON CO #10), welcomed those in attendance, thanked all of our partners on the project to date, and gave an update on the project’s status.   Thank you to Bremerton Public Works Director Chance Berthiaume and the City of Bremerton Public Works for installing the sign, with a special thanks to Josh who put the sign up in the rain and wind yesterday.

    Bremerton City Councilman Michael Goodnow, Bremerton Mayor Greg Wheeler, Bremerton Public Works Director Chance Berthiaume, USS BREMERTON CO #3 CAPT (ret) Alan Beam, USS BREMERTON CO #10 CAPT (ret) Jerry Logan, and USS BREMERTON CO #11 Tom Zwolfer with the recently installed Future Home of the USS BREMERTON Monument sign.