USS Truxtun and USS Pollux Wreck Sites Municipal Heritage Site

St. Lawrence, NL

Municipal Heritage Building Structure or Land

Description

The USS Truxtun DD-229 (Borden #CfAu-01) and the USS Pollux AKS-2 (Borden #CfAu-02) Wreck Sites are located in Chamber Cove and off Lawn Head in St. Lawrence, NL. The designation encompasses the entire wreck site, and that section of coastline, including the Iron Springs Mine Site to Grebes Nest and bordering Salt Cove, Chamber Cove, Lawn Point and Lawn Point Head. The site of the USS Truxtun, within Chamber Cove, is situated at the headland known as Chamber Point. This point of land lies westward about 8 km from the harbour of the Town of St. Lawrence. The site of the USS Pollux lies 30m underwater at Lawn Head Point, located at the entrance to the harbour of Little Lawn. Lawn Head Point extends seaward for 6km from the head of Little Lawn Harbour.

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