Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
U.S.S. Mero (SS 378)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
1. U.S.S. Mero (SS 378) Marker
Launched 17 January 1945
Commissioned 17 August 1945
On 19 November 1945 the U.S.S. Mero departed Manitowoc. The Mero was the last of 28 submarines built at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company. She was not destined to see action in the war in the Pacific because hostilities had ceased before she was ready for her intended role. Although Mero never had a chance to serve her country in time of war, she was transferred to Turkey on 10 April 1960 where she served under the name, Hizir Reis.
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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 17, 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
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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 Mero (SS 378). Wisconsin Maritine Museum website entry (Submitted on October 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Mero (SS-378).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
2. U.S.S. Mero (SS 378) Crew
via Wisconsin Maritime Museum, 1945
3. U.S.S. Mero (SS-378) is buoyant after her launch, 17 January 1945.
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 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 9, 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.
