Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Pogy (SS 266)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Pogy (SS 266) Marker
Launched 23 June 1942
Commissioned 10 January 1943
On 15 April 1943 the U.S.S. Pogy departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. The Pogy sank 3 vessels, including a 5,000 ton transport loaded with troops, during her fourth patrol. By the end of the was she completed 10 patrols. She was credited with sinking 16 ships totalling 62,633 tons and damaging 33,184 tons of shipping. The Pogy earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service [sic - Campaign] Medal, 8 Battle Stars, and the Navy Unit Commendation during these 10 patrols. She was stricken from the Naval Register in 1958.
Peto Commissioning Crew
[Names Not Transcribed]
Erected by Veterans and Concerned Citizens.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is January 10, 1943.
Location. 44° 5.553′ N, 87° 39.329′ W. Memorial is in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in Manitowoc County. It can be reached from Maritime Drive. Marker is part of The Manitowoc Company 28 Boat Memorial Walk, adjacent to the submarine USS Cobia, at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this memorial is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S.S. Peto (SS 265) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Pompon (SS 267) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Puffer (SS 268) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Rasher (SS 269) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Raton (SS 270) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Ray (SS 271) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Redfin (SS 272) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Robalo (SS 273) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manitowoc.
Also see . . .
1. U.S.S. Pogy (SS 266). Wisconsin Maritime Museum website entry (Submitted on October 4, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Pogy (SS-266). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 4, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Pogy (SS 266) Crew
via NavSource Online, c. 1942
3. USS Pogy (SS-266), underway, possibly on the Great Lakes, circa 1943.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
4. Manitowoc Submarines Memorial Markers at USS Cobia
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
5. The Manitowoc Company 28 Boat Memorial Walk
of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company
who constructed the 28 freshwater
submarines during World War II.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
6. The Manitowoc Company 28 Boat Memorial Walk
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 14, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on October 3, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5, 6. submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
