Memorial to the Merchant Mariners whose Place of Burial is Unknown, Maritime memorial in Haifa, Israel

The Memorial to the Merchant Mariners whose Place of Burial is Unknown is a cenotaph in Haifa designed by architect Pini Wineberg. The structure serves as a symbolic resting place for those whose remains were lost at sea.

The site commemorates Israeli merchant navy sailors lost at sea whose graves are unknown. Its plaque lists 74 sailors and 11 ships, including the Har Zion, torpedoed by U-38 on 31 August 1940 with 36 crew aboard, and the Mesadot, sunk in 1981 with 24 dead. Sailors lost individually, such as Zvi Gal of the Har Carmel in 1963, were added later.

The central arch bears the Hebrew inscription "In memory of the merchant navy sailors who perished at sea and whose burial place is unknown". The stone wall behind holds Psalm 107:23, "Your path was through the sea", above the names of 74 sailors and 11 ships, flanked by the Yizkor prayer.

The site sits on the Carmel slope at the corner of Sderot Kish and Wingate streets, inside the garden called Mitzpor Yordei HaYam, facing Haifa Bay. The monument and the stone wall bearing the plaque stand at opposite ends of the garden, so walk between them to read both the inscription and the names. The slope and the overlook make the ground uneven in places.

The garden is named Mitzpor Yordei HaYam and sits on the Mount Carmel slope at the corner of Sderot Kish and Wingate streets, facing Haifa Bay. The memorial wall carries Psalm 77:20, "Your path was through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, yet your footprints were not known," beside the names of 74 sailors and 11 ships.