Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Hawkbill (SS 366)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Hawkbill (SS 366) Marker
Launched 9 January 1944
Commissioned 17 May 1944
On 23 August 1944 the U.S.S. Hawkbill left Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. She sank a destroyer during her second patrol, and on her third patrol sank 2 submarine chasers and a cargo vessel. The Hawkbill completed 5 patrols during which she was credited with sinking 5 vessels totalling 7,856 tons. She earned the [Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal and the] Navy Unit Commendation during these patrols. On 21 April 1953 the Hawkbill was transferred to the Netherlands where she served under the name, Zeeleuw.
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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 9, 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 The Manitowoc Company 28 Boat Memorial Walk, adjacent to the submarine USS Cobia, at the Wisconsin
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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 in Manitowoc.
Also see . . .
1. USS Hawkbill (SS 366).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Hawkbill (SS 366) Crew
2. Hawkbill (SS-366). NavSource Online website entry:
(Submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via NavSource Online, 1944
3. Hawkbill (SS-366)
Underway during her sea trials shortly after being launched in the Manitowoc Harbor, 9 January 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 August 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 1, 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.
