Portsmouth in Rockingham County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
Still On Patrol
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 1999
1. Still On Patrol Marker
U.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 U.S. submarines still on patrol.
We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy, while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds.
Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz, U.S.N.
I can assure you that they went down fighting and that their brothers who survived them took a grim toll of our savage enemy to avenge their deaths.
Vice Admiral C.A. Lockwood Jr., U.S.N.
Commander Submarine Force 1943-1946
Albacore Amberjack Argonaut Barbel Bonefish Bullhead Capelin Cisco Corvina Darter Dorado Escolar Flier Golet Grampus Grayback Grayling Grenedier Growler Grunion Gudgeon Harder Herring Kete Lagarto Perch Pickeral Pompano Robalo Runner R-12 Scamp Scorpion Sculpin Sealion Seawolf Shark I Shark II Snook Swordfish S-26 S-27 S-28 S-36 S-39 S-44 Tang Trigger Triton Trout Tullibee Wahoo
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels
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Location. 43° 4.942′ N, 70° 46.017′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County. Memorial is on Bypass U.S. 1 near Submarine Way, on the right when traveling north. The marker is in the Albacore Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Albacore Memorial Park, Portsmouth NH 03801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. U.S.S. Squalus SS-192 (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. O9 SS-70 (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Albacore (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated to the men of the USS Thresher (SSN 593) (a few steps from this marker); USS Albacore SS 218 Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Hampshire's Lost Boat (about 300 feet away); CMoMM (SS) Arthur L. Stanton Chief of the Boat (COB) (about 400 feet away); James Baxter Sergeant (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.
Regarding Still On Patrol. An identical "Still on Patrol" plaque is at the Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Also see . . . List of lost United States submarines. Wikipedia entry, includes non-WWII
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 1999
2. Still On Patrol Memorial
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 1999
3. Albacore Memorial Park flagpole
Still On Patrol memorial is at the center.
Photographed By Albacore Museum Facebook page, 07/2/14
4. The refurbishied Memorial Garden
The Squalus and Thresher memorials have exchanged places and a new central plaque to the original Albacore (SS-218) installed.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 736 times since then and 182 times this year. Last updated on April 30, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on May 9, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
