Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Golet (SS 361)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Golet (SS 361) Marker
Launched 1 August 1943
Commissioned 30 November 1943
On 18 March 1944 the U.S.S. Golet departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. A severe combination of fog, rain, and ice prohibited her from sinking any vessels during this patrol. The Golet began her second patrol on 28 May 1944. A door of silence closed behind her and the Golet was never heard from again. She was presumed lost on 26 July 1944. She was the probable victim of an anti-submarine attack on 14 June 1944 off the Japanese island of Honshu. Eighty-two brave submariners perished on the Golet.
Fifty-two American submarines were lost during World War II. The U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II have assigned one of these lost submarines to each state. (Two were assigned to both California and New York.) The U.S.S. Golet was designated the Louisiana state boat.
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Erected by Veterans and Concerned Citizens.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition,
this page online
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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc WI 54220, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in 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)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Golet (SS 361) Crew
Also see . . .
1. USS Golet (SS 361). Wisconsin Maritime Museum website entry (Submitted on October 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Golet (SS-361). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. USS Golet (SS 361) - On Eternal Patrol. (Submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via Wisconsin Maritime Museum, December 1943
3. U.S.S. Golet (SS-361) wearing ice on deck, near the Manitowoc breakwater light house
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 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 9, 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.
