
"Woman at the sea" or "Seaman's wife" standing on it's tower, waiting for her husband/son to return from the sea. A statue of Ivar Johnsson erected in 1933 in memory of the Swedish sailors who died during the First World War. At the tower's base are the names of the 690 sailors and 98 sunken ships. You'll find the statue at the Maritime Museum at Stigbergstorget in Gothenburg, Sweden. Photo shot May 1, 2013.