Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Loggerhead (SS 374)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Loggerhead (SS 374) Marker
Launched 13 August 1944
Commissioned 9 February 1945
On 15 May 1945 the U.S.S. Loggerhead left Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. The Loggerhead conducted 2 patrols and was not credited with any sinkings. On 14 September 1945 she was bound for San Francisco and was designated for ultimate assignment to the inactive Pacific Fleet. In 1960 the Loggerhead was assigned to the U.S. Naval Reserve as a training ship. In 1962 she was designated AGSS, Auxiliary Submarine-Assigned Special Duties. The Loggerhead was stricken from the Naval Register in 1967.
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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 9, 1945.
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 Maritime
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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 Loggerhead (SS 374).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Loggerhead (SS 374) Crew
2. Loggerhead (SS-374) (AGSS-374). NavSource Online website entry (Submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via NavSource Online, 1944
3. U.S.S. Loggerhead (SS 374)
Ice chunks surround the Loggerhead (SS-374) while she is underway during sea trials on Lake Michigan, winter 1944.
August 12, 2019
4. U.S.S. Loggerhead (SS 374) wrist band
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
5. Manitowoc Submarines Memorial Markers at USS Cobia
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
6. 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.
7. 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 1,028 times since then and 86 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 August 12, 2019. 5. submitted on October 3, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on October 16, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
