Penn's Landing in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Still on Patrol
U.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II.
A total of 374 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 U.S. submarines still on "patrol"
Albacore Amberjack Argonaut Barbel Bonefish Bullhead Capelin Cisco Corvina Darter Dorado Escolar Flier Golet Grampus Grayback Grayling Grenadier Growler Grunion Gudgeon Harder Herring Kete Lagarto Perch
Pickerel 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 Triton Trout Tullibee Wahoo
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
P.F.S. 59
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Location. 39° 56.622′ N, 75° 8.478′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Penn's Landing. It can be reached from South Christopher Columbus Boulevard south of Spruce Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 211 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Peace-Time Submariners Memorial (here, next to this marker); U. S. S. Trigger - SS 237 (here, next to this marker); The Casket of the American "Unknown Soldier" (a few steps from this marker); Local 8, Industrial Workers of the World (within shouting distance of this marker); A Visit from the President (within shouting distance of this marker); Olympia's Guns & Turrets (within shouting distance of this marker); Sphere / Esfera (within shouting distance of this marker); Five Spouts, Frog and Lintel (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Cruiser Olympia - Submarine Becuna (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
