Gibsonburg in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

This Memorial Is Dedicated To All Who Served Aboard Submarines.

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 23, 2025

1. This Memorial Is Dedicated To All Who Served Aboard Submarines. Marker

Inscription.
The USS Toledo, SSN 769, is a nuclear powered attack submarine and the third vessel to be named for the City of Toledo. The Toledo was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company and commissioned on 24 February 1995. The Toledo's home-port is the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut. She is a Los Angeles-class submarine with a displacement of 6,927 long tons and a length of 361 ft. 11 in. Her beam is 32 ft. 10 in. with a draft of 30 ft. 10 in. Her armament includes 4 × 21 in torpedo tubes and 12 × vertical launch Tomahawk missiles. The USS Toledo has a complement of 12 officers and 98 enlisted sailors.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is February 24, 1995.

Location. 41° 23.218′ N, 83° 19.134′ W. Memorial is in Gibsonburg, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It is at the intersection of East Stone Street and North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on East Stone Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Gibsonburg OH 43431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: On September 11, 1941, Ground Breaking Started On The Pentagon. Exactly 60 Years Later… (a few steps from this marker); The Bent And Twisted Metal Before You (a few steps from this marker); Watching Over Them

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(a few steps from this marker); Survivor Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Lockhead T-33A "Shooting Star" (within shouting distance of this marker); Gibsonburg Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Village Of Gibsonburg Welcoms You To Williams Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory Of Sandusky County's POWs (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gibsonburg.

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 23, 2025

2. This Memorial Is Dedicated To All Who Served Aboard Submarines. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.