Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Kete (SS 369)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Kete (SS 369) Marker
Launched 9 April 1944
Commissioned 31 July 1944
On 31 October 1944 the U.S.S. Kete departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. On 10 March 1945, during her second patrol, she sank 3 vessels totalling 6,881 tons. She earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service [sic - Campaign] Medal and 1 Battle Star during her 2 patrols. On 20 March 1945 the Kete transmitted a special weather report and was never heard from again. On 16 April 1945 she was presumed lost. It is believed she was sunk by a Japanese submarine. Eighty-seven brave submariners perished on the Kete. Fifty-two American submarines were lost during World War II. The U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II have assigned one of these lost submarines to each state. (Two were assigned to both California and New York.) The U.S.S. Kete was designated the Delaware state boat.
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Erected by Veterans and Concerned Citizens.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Still On Patrol series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 10, 1945.
Location.
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Regionally, this memorial is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and 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.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . .
1. USS Kete (SS 369). Wisconsin Maritime Museum website entry (Submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Kete (SS-369). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. USS Kete (SS 369) - On Eternal Patrol. (Submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Kete (SS 369) Crew
via NavSource Online, 1944
3. USS Kete (SS-369), underway on Lake Michigan, August 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 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 662 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 4, 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.
