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Manitowoc Submarines
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By Keith L, September 16, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Manitowoc Submarines Marker | | |
Inscription. At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called upon America to rearm. Increasing the number of submarines became a goal. Because existing shipbuilders could not meet production schedules, the U.S. Navy approached Charles C. West, president of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, and requested that his firm build submarines.
Government contracts led to the expansion and modernization of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company facilities. Workers and engineers rapidly developed innovative construction methods, including side-launching of submarines. Ultimately, the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company employed some 7,000 workers in three shifts, seven days a week.
U.S.S. Peto, launched in 1942, became the first of twenty-eight fleet submarines built at Manitowoc. The submarines were towed to New Orleans via the Illinois-Mississippi Waterway using a special floating dry dock. U.S.S. Rasher, a Manitowoc submarine, sank 99,901 tons of Japanese shipping, the second highest total for an American submarine. Four Manitowoc submarines, Golet, Kete, Lagato, and Robalo, along with 336 officers and enlisted men were lost during the war.
Erected 1989 by the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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By Keith L, September 16, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Manitowoc Submarines Marker | | |
44° 5.566′ N, 87° 39.377′ W. Marker is in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in Manitowoc County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Maritime Drive and North 7th Street, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is is near the Manitowoc River just west of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Marker is at or near this postal address: 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc WI 54220, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Manitowoc's Maritime Heritage (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); Manitowoc and the Car Ferries / S.S. Badger (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ice Cream Sundae (approx. 5.8 miles away); Site of Gjerpen Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 8.2 miles away).
Also see . . . USS Cobia. (Submitted on October 4, 2008.)
Additional keywords. SS-245 |
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By Keith L, September 16, 2008 | |
| | | 3. U.S.S. Cobia | | |
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By Keith L, September 16, 2008 | |
| | | 4. Wisconsin Maritime Museum / Manitowoc Harbor | | |
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By Keith L, September 16, 2008 | |
| | | 5. Nearby Marker | | Dedicated to those who constructed or served on Manitowoc built Submarines 1941 - 1945 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the United States Navy Submarine Service 1900 - 2000. | | |
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By Keith L, September 16, 2008 | |
| | | 6. Nearby Plaque | This spot marks the landing of the first white settlers in Manitowoc May 5, 1836
Manitowoc County Historical Society 1939 | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on October 4, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,134 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Submitted on October 4, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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