Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Hammerhead (SS 364)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Hammerhead (SS 364) Marker
Launched 24 October 1943
Commissioned 1 March 1944
On 6 June 1944 the U.S.S. Hammerhead departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. The Hammerhead sank 5 vessels totalling 25,178 tons during her second patrol. By the end of the war she completed 7 patrols and was credited with sinking 11 vessels totalling 35,635 tons. The Hammerhead earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service [sic - Campaign] Medal, 7 Battle Stars, and the Navy Unit Commendation during these patrols. In January 1947 she was decommissioned and put in reserve. On 23 October 1954 the Hammerhead was transferred to Turkey where she served under the name, Cerbe.
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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 Company 28 Boat Memorial
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 of all markers
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Hammerhead (SS 364) Crew
Also see . . .
1. USS Hammerhead (SS 364). Wisconsin Maritime Museum website entry (Submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Hammerhead (SS-364). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via NavSource Online, 1944
3. U.S.S. Hammerhead (SS 364)
Covered in snow & ice during sea trials in Lake Michigan, Hammerhead (SS-364) is pictured here shortly before her commissioning on 1 March 1944.
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 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 605 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 28, 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.
