Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Hardhead (SS 365)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Hardhead (SS 365) Marker
Launched 12 December 1943
Commissioned 18 April 1944
On 27 July 1944 the U.S.S. Hardhead departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. On 23 June 1945 she sank 3 warships, including 2 submarine chasers. During her 6 patrols the Hardhead was credited with sinking 6 warships and 3 additional vessels for a total of 20,146 tons of shipping. She earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service [sic - Campaign] Medal and 6 Battle Stars during these patrols. In January 1946 she was decommissioned and put in reserve. The Hardhead was recommissioned in 1953. On 26 July 1972 she was transferred to Greece where she served under the name, Papanikous.
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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 1946.
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
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. Hardhead (SS 365) Crew
Also see . . .
1. USS Hardhead (SS 365). Wisconsin Maritime Museum website entry (Submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Hardhead (SS-365). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via Wisconsin Maritime Museum, December 12, 1942
3. U.S.S. Hardhead (SS 365) Launching
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 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 645 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 31, 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.
