Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Lamprey (SS 372)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Lamprey (SS 372) Marker
Launched 18 June 1944
Commissioned 17 November 1944
On 17 February 1945 the U.S.S. Lamprey departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol off the coast of Luzon in the Philippines. The Lamprey's second patrol was conducted in the Gulf of Siam. On her third patrol she sank a small craft with gunfire in the Singapore area. During this patrol she received word of the war's end. The Lamprey earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service [sic - Campaign] Medal and 4 Battle Stars during her 3 patrols. She was decommissioned on 3 June 1946. On 21 July 1960 the Lamprey was transferred to Argentina where she served under the name, Santiago del Estero.
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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 February 22, 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
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. Lamprey (SS 372) Crew
Also see . . .
1. USS Lamprey (SS 372). Wisconsin Maritime Museum website entry (Submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Lamprey (SS-372). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via Wisconsin Maritime Museum, 1944
3. USS Lamprey (SS-372) on sea trials in Lake Michigan, circa June 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 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 626 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 7, 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.
