Pea Ridge in Benton County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

United States Submarine Veterans on Eternal Patrol

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

1. United States Submarine Veterans on Eternal Patrol Marker

Inscription. [North face]
This memorial is dedicated to
all the men lost while serving
in the U.S. Submarine Service
“It is to the everlasting honor and glory of our submarine
personnel that they never failed us in our days of peril.”
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

USS Snook Base
Northwest Arkansas
United States Submarine Veterans
Project Engineer Bob Andregg • Project Chief Mike Rainwater
[South face]
In memory of the U.S. submarines and
U.S. submariners on eternal patrol
52 submarines and 3,505 submariners were lost during WWII USS Sealion SS-195 • USS S-36 SS-141 • USS S-26 SS-131 • USS Shark SS-174 • USS Perch SS-176 • USS S-27 SS-132 • USS Grunion SS-216 • USS S-39 SS-144 • USS Argonaut SS-166 • USS Amberjack SS-219 • USS Grampus SS-207 • USS Triton SS-201 • USS Pickerel SS-177 • USS Grenadier SS-210 • USS Runner SS-275 • USS R-12 SS-89 • USS Pompano SS-181

USS Grayling SS-209 • USS Cisco SS-290 • USS S-44 SS-155 • USS Wahoo SS-238 • USS Dorado SS-248 • USS Corvina SS-226 • USS Sculpin SS-191 • USS Capelin SS-289 • USS Scorpion SS-278 • USS Grayback SS-208 • USS Trout SS-202 • USS Tullibee SS-284 • USS Gudgeon

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SS-211 • USS Herring SS-233 • USS Golet SS-361 • USS S-28 SS-133 • USS Robalo SS-273 • USS Flier SS-250

USS Harder SS-257 • USS Seawolf SS-197 • USS Escolar SS-294 • USS Darter SS-227 • USS Shark SS-314 • USS Tang SS-306 • USS Albacore SS-218 • USS Growler SS-215 • USS Scamp SS-277 • USS Swordfish SS-193 • USS Barbel SS-316 • USS Kete SS-369 • USS Trigger SS-237 • USS Snook SS-279 • USS Lagarto SS-371 • USS Bonefish SS-223 • USS Bullhead SS-332

Submarines and their crews lost after World War II
USS Thresher SSN-593 • USS Cochino SS-345 • USS Scorpion SSN-589 • USS Stickleback SS-415

“Sailors,
rest your oars”
[West face]
Mark 37 Torpedo The Mark 37 torpedo was an electrically propelled torpedo developed for the U.S. Navy after WWII. It was the primary U.S. submarine launched anti-submarine torpedo from the early 1950's through the 1970's.
General Characteristics Power plant: silver-zinc battery, two speed electric motor • Length: 135 inches • Diameter: 19 inches • Weight: 1,430 pounds • Speed: 17 knots • Depth: 1,000 feet • Range: 23.000 yards • Guidance system: Active/passive sonar • Warhead: 330 pounds of HBE (High Blast

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

2. United States Submarine Veterans on Eternal Patrol Marker

Explosives)
Donated by
Hawthorne Ordnance Museum
Hawthorne, NV

Erected by USS Snook Base, Northwest Arkansas United States Submarine Veterans.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Still On Patrol series list.

Location. 36° 27.255′ N, 94° 6.887′ W. Memorial is in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, in Benton County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 72 and North Curtis Avenue when traveling west on State Highway 72. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 312 AR-72, Pea Ridge AR 72751, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northwest Arkansas,

on the Ozark Plateau,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

3. United States Submarine Veterans on Eternal Patrol Marker

States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pea Ridge Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Texas Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial to the Old Pea Ridge College and Gym (within shouting distance of this marker); A Crisis in Command (approx. 3½ miles away); Save the Cannon! (approx. 3½ miles away); Stand to Your Posts! (approx. 3½ miles away); A Fierce Tangle in Morgan's Woods (approx. 3.6 miles away); Two Armies Collide (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pea Ridge.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

4. United States Submarine Veterans on Eternal Patrol Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 456 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.