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
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
Patrol in Peace
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Still On Patrol series list.
Location. 37° 1.241′ N, 76° 27.228′ W. Memorial is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in South Newport News. It can be reached from Kawana Circle 0.1 miles west of Biggins
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Regionally, this memorial is on Virginia’s Peninsula, in Hampton Roads, in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Four Heroic Chaplains (a few steps from this marker); U.S.S. Scorpion SSN 589 (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); 40mm/56 Quad Mount Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Precursor to the Atomic Age (about 300 feet away); A Behemoth in the Field (about 300 feet away); Pearl Harbor Survivors (about 300 feet away); M53 Self Propelled Gun (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.
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 2,057 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
