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The text appears to say:

 ぺりー ? 隊
 来 航 記 念 碑

(I can't tell what the ? is, but the left half is 舟 so it's probably something nautical -- maybe something idiomatic that means "commander of".)

In English, it's literally:

 Perry - ? Corps
 Arrive Navigation Memorial Monument