South Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
WW II U.S. Submarine Memorial
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010
1. WW II U.S. Submarine Memorial
Inscription.
world war two U.S. Submarine Memorial. . "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, USN, In memory of the crews of the 52 United States submarines lost in World War II, Sealion Grenadier Grayback Tang , S-36 Runner Trout Escolar , S-26 R-12 Tullibee Albacore , Shark I Grayling Gudgeon Growler , Perch Pompano Herring Scamp , S-27 Cisco Golet Swordfish , S-39 S-44 S-28 Barbel , Grunion Dorado Robalo Kete , Argonaut Wahoo Flier Trigger , Grampus Corvina Harder Snook , Amberjack Sculpin Seawolf Lagarto , Triton Capelin Darter Bonefish , Pickerel Scorpion Shark II Bullhead,
The submarine service lost a total of 374 officers and 3131 enlisted men during the war - the highest casualty rate of any branch of any service, Patrol in Peace.
"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, USN
In memory of the crews of the 52 United States submarines lost in World War II
Location. 37° 1.241′ N, 76° 27.228′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in South Newport News. Memorial can be reached from Kawana Circle, 0.1 miles west of
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Biggins Circle, on the right when traveling west. This memorial is located adjacent to the Virginia War Museum in Huntington Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9285 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News VA 23607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Virginia War Museum. Historic Newport News (Submitted on August 4, 2010.)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010
2. WW II U.S. Submarine Memorial
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010
3. MK14 Steam-Driven Torpedo
The mounted display is a MK14 steam-driven torpedo fired by U.S. submarines in World War II. One of four types of torpedoes U.S. submarines used during the war, the MK14 sank a majority of the 1392 Japanese vessels credited to the U.S. Submarine Force in the Pacific. The 1179 merchant ships and 214 naval vessels destroyed by our submarine force totaled over 5 million tons by the end of the war. The MK14 torpedo is 246 inches long, 21 inches in diameter and weighs 3282 pounds. Its 600 pound warhead was the equivalent of 1000 pounds of TNT. The torpedo had a 32 knot maximum speed and a 4500 yard range.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010
4. MK14 Steam-Driven Torpedo
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,492 times since then and 131 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.