Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Redfin (SS 272)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Redfin (SS 272) Marker
Launched 4 April 1943
Commissioned 31 August 1943
On 26 December 1943 the U.S.S. Redfin departed New Guinea to begin her first patrol. The Redfin sank 3 vessels, including a destroyer, during her second patrol. By the end of the war she completed 7 patrols and was credited with sinking 6 vessels totalling 23,724 tons. The Redfin earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service [sic - Campaign] Medal and 6 Battle Stars during these patrols. In January 1947 she was decommissioned and put in the U.S. Atlantic Reserve Fleet. In April 1953 the Redfin was recommissioned as SSR 272, Submarine Radar Picket. She served with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet until she was stricken from the Naval Roster in 1971.
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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 April 4, 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
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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. Pogy (SS 266) (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. Robalo (SS 273) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manitowoc.
Also see . . .
1. USS Redfin (SS 272). Wisconsin Maritime Museum website entry (Submitted on October 12, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Redfin (SS-272) (SSR-272) (AGSS-272). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 12, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Redfin (SS 272) Crew
via NavSource Online, 1945
3. U.S.S. Redfin (SS 272)
Underway shortly after the end of WWII. Note: Armament arrangement is after her 1945 Mare Island overhaul and she is flying her battle flag from her #2 scope.
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 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 735 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 2, 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.
