Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Macabi (SS 375)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Macabi (SS 375) Marker
Launched 19 September 1944
Commissioned 29 March 1945
On 9 July 1945 the U.S.S. Macabi departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. The Macabi conducted 2 patrols and was not credited with any sinkings. The war ended before she reached her station during her second patrol. She returned to the United States on 5 September 1945. On 16 June 1946 the Macabi was decommissioned. She was transferred to Argentina on 23 June 1960 where she served under the name, Santa Fe.
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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 March 29, 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 Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc
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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 Macabi (SS 375). Wisconsin Maritime Museum website entry (Submitted on October 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Macabi (SS-375).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Macabi (SS 375) Crew
via NavSource Online, 1944
3. U.S.S. Macabi (SS 375) undergoing sea trials on Lake Michigan, 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 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 363 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 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.
