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By Ginger Drenning, July 12, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Manitowoc Submarines Marker - - Side One | | |
Inscription.
Marker Front
During World War II the Wisconsin-based Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company constructed twenty-eight Gato Class fleet submarines. These boats, dubbed “Freshwater Submarines”, bolstered the production of existing naval shipyards. The completed submarines made their way from Lake Michigan down the Illinois River, each passing this very spot. Since river channels were merely seven feet in some places, the boats were transported in a special floating dry dock, with masts removed to clear bridges. Upon reaching New Orleans, the Manitowoc Submarines were commissioned into the Silent Service.
Marker Reverse
USS Peto SS 265 • USS Hardhead SS 365 •
USS Pogy SS 266 • USS Hawkbill SS 366 •
USS Pompon SS 267 • USS Icefish SS 367 •
USS Puffer SS 268 • USS Jallao SS 368 •
USS Rasher SS 269 • USS Kete SS 369 •
USS Raton SS 270 • USS Kraken SS 370 •
USS Ray SS 271 • USS Lagarto SS 371 •
USS Redfin SS 272 • USS Lamprey SS 372 •
USS Robalo SS 273 • USS Lizzardfish SS 373 •
USS Rock SS 274 • USS Loggerhead SS 374 •
USS Golet SS 361 • USS Macabi SS 375 •
USS Guavina SS 362 • USS Mapiro SS 376 •
USS Guitarro SS 363 • USS Menhaden SS 377 •
USS Hammerhead SS 364 • USS Mero SS 378
Four Manitowoc Submarines: “Golet”, “Kete”, “Lagarto”, | | | | 
By Ginger Drenning, July 12, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Manitowoc Submarines Marker - - Side Two | | |
and “Robalo” along with 336 officers and enlisted men were lost during the war.
Erected 2003 by United States Submarine Veterans - Peoria Base.
Location. 40° 41.206′ N, 89° 35.439′ W. Marker is in Peoria, Illinois, in Peoria County. Marker is on SW Water Street near Harrison Street, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. On Water Front near Harrison Street intersecting SW Water Street. Marker is in this post office area: Peoria IL 61602, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Schwab - Powell Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Peoria on The Riverfront / Peoria (approx. 0.3 miles away); Waterborn Services Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Military Services Memorial Plaza (approx. half a mile away); Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 8.7 miles away); a different marker also named Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District (approx. 11 miles away); Tremont Courthouse (approx. 12.6 miles away).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Another Manitowoc Submarines marker in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Also see . . .
1. USS Jallas SS 368. Memorabilia and much more - - including photos of the boat and crew. (Submitted on July 18, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
2. Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company. This item includes Information about all 28 Manitowoc Submarines built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Material is compiled from Official Navy Documents. (Submitted on July 26, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on July 16, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 3,008 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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