Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Guavina (SS 362)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Guavina (SS 362) Marker
Launched 29 August 1943
Commissioned 23 December 1943
On 6 April 1944 the U.S.S. Guavina departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol off the Bonin Islands. By the end of the war the Guavina completed 6 patrols and was credited with sinking 6 vessels totalling 24,361 tons. She also rescued 17 American airmen during these patrols. The Guavina earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service [sic - Campaign] Medal and 5 Battle Stars during her 6 patrols. In January 1947 the Guavina was decommissioned and put in reserve. In 1960 she was transferred to the U.S. Naval Reserve and used as a training ship. She was stricken from the Naval Register in 1967.
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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 month for this entry is January 1947.
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
this page online
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) (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). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Guavina (SS 362) Crew
Also see . . .
1. USS Guavina (SS 362). Wisconsin Maritime Museum website entry (Submitted on October 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Guavina (SS-362) (SSO-362) (AGSS-362) (AOSS-362). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via Wisconsin Maritime Museum, unknown
3. U.S.S. Guavina (SS 362)
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 July 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 557 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 26, 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.
