Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Lizardfish (SS 373)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Lizardfish (SS 373) Marker
Launched 16 July 1944
Commissioned 30 December 1944
On 9 April 1945 the U.S.S. Lizardfish departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first Patrol. The Lizardfish was credited with sinking one vessel, a submarine chaser, during her 2 patrols. She earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service [sic - Campaign] Medal and 1 Battle Star during her 2 patrols. Following her return to the United States, she was decommissioned and put in reserve on 24 June 1946. The Lizardfish was assigned to the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on 16 March 1959 to be fitted-out with a snorkel. On 9 January 1960 she was transferred to Italy where she served under the name, Evangelista Torricelli.
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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, 1960.
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
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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
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Lizardfish (SS 373) Crew
Also see . . .
1. USS Lizardfish (SS 373). Wisconsin Maritime Museum website entry (Submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Lizardfish (SS-373). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via Wisconsin Maritime Museum, July 17, 1944
3. U.S.S. Lizardfish (SS-373), following her launching at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., 16 July 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 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 8, 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.
