Australian Merchant Navy Memorial

Design

• The central granite column symbolises the "Remembrance";
• The six flanking concrete columns symbolise the bows of ships with the bow-waves either side;
• The plan symbolises the globe of the Earth spinning on its axis;
• The paving pattern of the dais represents the camouflage patterns used by merchant ships during World War I, while the red crosses represent the hospital ships that were manned by merchant crews;
• The concrete drums at each end of the north-south axis represent compass cards that symbolise navigation;
• The flagpole is a nautical style with a yardarm and gaff.