Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Guitarro (SS 363)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Guitarro (SS 363) Marker
Launched 26 September 1943
Commissioned 26 January 1944
On 7 May 1944 the U.S.S. Guitarro departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. The Guitarro sank 2 vessels during her first patrol and 4 during her second. She was credited with sinking 8 vessels totalling 23,132 tons during her 5 patrols. The Guitarro earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service [sic - Campaign] Medal, 4 Battle Stars, and the Navy Unit Commendation during these patrols. She arrived in the United States on 18 June 1945 for overhaul and on 6 December 1945 was decommissioned and put in reserve. On 7 August 1954 Guitarro was transferred to Turkey where she served under the name, Preveze.
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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 January 26, 1944.
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
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).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Guitarro (SS 363) Crew
Also see . . .
1. USS Guitarro (SS 363). Wisconsin Maritime Museum website entry (Submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Guitarro (SS-363). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via Wisconsin Maritime Museum, September 26, 1942
3. U.S.S. Guitarro (SS 363) launching, September 26, 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 July 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 27, 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.
