Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

USS Euryale (AS22)

Photographed By James Hulse, August 18, 2023

1. USS Euryale (AS22) Marker

Inscription. To the Memory of All Who Served Aboard the

USS Euryale (AS22)

Commissioned November 1943, Decommissioned February 1946
and the Submariners We Were Honored to Serve

Supporting Fleet Submarine Operations
Pacific Theatre
Milne Bay, New Guinea
Admiralty Islands
Fremantle, Australia
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Okinawa
Occupation of Japan (Sasebo and Kure)

"From the First, a Leader"

Erected by USS Euryale Reunion Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 30° 16.353′ N, 98° 52.026′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Texas, in Gillespie County. Memorial is at the intersection of East Main Street and North Washington Street on East Main Street. The marker is located in the central section of the WWII Veterans Memorial Courtyard which is a part of the National Museum of the Pacific War. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 E Main St, Fredericksburg TX 78624, 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. Farenholt (DD491) (here, next to this marker); Arisan Maru (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Iowa (BB-61) (here, next to this marker);

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U.S.S. Denver (CL-58) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Belleau Wood (CVL-24) (here, next to this marker); The Seven Sons of Samuel D. and Emma B. Grady (here, next to this marker); United States Marine Corps (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Hancock (CV/CVA-19) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Also see . . . USS Euryale. Wikipedia

USS Euryale (AS-22) was built as the Hawaiian Merchant by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey for the Matson Navigation Company. Hawaiian Merchant was launched 12 April 1941, minutes after sister ship Hawaiian Shipper, and was completed April 1941. Matson intended the ship to join Hawaiian Planter and Hawaiian Shipper in the U.S. Pacific Coast—Australia route. The ship was under United States Army Transportation Corps charter when the United States went to war and came under the control of the War Shipping Administration which allocated the ship to the Army's continued charter until the ship was purchased 15 April 1943 by the United States Navy and commissioned 2 December
Photographed By James Hulse, August 18, 2023

2. The USS Euryale (AS22) Marker is the second large marker from the right side
1943 as USS Euryale (AS-22), serving as a submarine tender through the war. Euryale was decommissioned 7 October 1946, going into reserve until 9 August 1972 when she was delivered to the Maritime Administration with immediate sale to American Ship Dismantler, Inc. for disposal.

(Submitted on February 16, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

USS Euryale (AS22) image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - US Navy - Naval History and Heritage Command, circa November 1945

3. USS Euryale (AS22)

The U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Euryale (AS-22) at Sasebo, Japan, in November 1945. She has three large Japanese submarines alongside. They are (from inboard to outboard): I-401, I-14 and I-400.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 61 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 16, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.