Australian Merchant Navy Memorial, Maritime memorial in Kings Park, Canberra, Australia.

The Australian Merchant Navy Memorial is a memorial in Kings Park, Canberra, made up of seven columns arranged around a central granite pillar. The six outer concrete structures are shaped like the bows of ships, with wave patterns carved into their surfaces.

The memorial was inaugurated in October 1990 by Governor-General Bill Hayden, honoring merchant navy personnel who died during the First and Second World Wars. It gave formal recognition to a service that had long stood in the shadow of the regular armed forces.

The dais paving reproduces the dazzle camouflage painted on merchant ships in World War I, and its red crosses mark the hospital ships crewed by merchant sailors. A memorial service is held on the first Sunday on or after 21 October each year.

The memorial sits on Wendouree Drive close to Lake Burley Griffin and is easy to reach on foot from the main areas of the park. Annual remembrance ceremonies take place on the first Sunday after October 21, so expect more visitors around that time.

The concrete drums at each end of the memorial's north-south axis are shaped as compass cards, pointing to the navigation that guided merchant ships. The paving also carries the dazzle camouflage patterns painted on merchant hulls in World War I, and red crosses mark the hospital ships sailed by merchant crews.