Marker memorials honoring the 52 United States Navy submarines and their crews lost during World War II as well as those lost before and since that war; they are "still on patrol."
By Richard E. Miller, May 26, 2013
Close-up of the Memorial to USS Herring (SS-233) Marker Panel 1
[North face]
This memorial is dedicated to
all the men lost while serving
in the U.S. Submarine Service
It is to the everlasting honor and glory of our submarine
personnel that they never failed us in our days of peril. . . . — — Map (db m225146) WM
Launched August 15, 1942 at the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Naval Shipyard.
Snook fought well during her first eight war patrols
before her loss on her ninth.
Her Score:
17 Ships Confirmed Sunk
7 Ships Damaged
2 Small Ships Sunk . . . — — Map (db m179396) HM WM
Three monuments honor the submarines and their crews lost during the Second World War:
U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3121 men are on board these 52 U.S. Submarines . . . — — Map (db m94812) WM
To the United States
52 Submarines and
And Their Gallant Crews
Who Sacrificed Their
Lives In World War II
Lest We Forget These
Boats on Eternal Patrol
Sealion S · 36 S · 26 Shark Perch S · 27 S · . . . — — Map (db m29738) HM
These trees are dedicated to the memory of those United States Submariners who made the ultimate sacrifice, so that we might live in freedom. — — Map (db m38981) HM
To the crews of the 52 United States submarines who sacrificed their lives in World War II
"Lest we forget these boats on eternal patrol"
USS Grenadier, SS 210, Apr 22 1943
USS Pickerel, SS 177, Apr 3 1943
USS Snook, SS 279, Apr . . . — — Map (db m272831) HM WM
Dedicated to All Veterans Who Answered the Call
to Serve this Great Nation
Northern California Veterans Cemetery
Igo, California
Dedicated November 11, 2005
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor
Thomas Johnson, Secretary . . . — — Map (db m63324) WM
This memorial represents the depth of gratitude we have for our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country in the United States Navy Submarine Service and to honor those brave men and women who are . . . — — Map (db m266476) WM
[US Navy Submarine Warfare Insignia "Dolphins"] Commissioned March 31, 1941 [US Submarine Veterans World War II logo] U.S. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H. Overdue Lost September, 1943 While operating off the coast of the Philippines on her Eighth . . . — — Map (db m289199) HM
Left Side of Marker
U.S. Submarine Veterans
World War II
52 United States Submarines
On Eternal Patrol
U.S. Navy Submarines Paid Heavily for their success in World War II.
374 Officers and 3131 Men are on board these . . . — — Map (db m146109) WM
First marker:
Basil C. Pearce, Jr.
USS Tang Memorial
Dedicated by Richard H. O'Kane, Skipper
August 17, 1943 - October 25, 1944
Elton Brubaker, USS Flier (SS250) Aug. 13, 1944
Constructed by
Basil Pearce Chapter
U.S. . . . — — Map (db m77715) HM WM
Shipmates on Eternal Patrol in USS Scorpion (SS-278).
Lost February 1st, 1944
East China Sea
James S. Alexander, EM@/Charles W. Appleton, SC3/Lorren L. Bausman, SC1/ Hollis F. Bell, S1/Robert T. Brown, LTjg/Rufus H. Bynum, QM1/ Robert J. . . . — — Map (db m78674) HM
He goes a great voyage that goes to the bottom of the sea, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum, 1651
Throughout the history of submarine development, men have fought enemies just as lethal as any human foe. Those who brave the deep in . . . — — Map (db m81389) HM WM
LCDR A.M. Bontier, USN, Commanding Officer; Launched 15 August 1939; Lost at Sea, 3 October 1944.
Beginning with her first patrol just hours after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a daring submarine embarked on a career that made the name . . . — — Map (db m81417) WM
CDR K.E. Montross, USN, Commanding Officer; Launched 1 April 1939; Lost at sea, January 1945.
Less than two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Swordfish sank her first ship. So began the career of a submarine that not only sank . . . — — Map (db m81419) HM WM
CDR R.H. Kane, USN, Commanding Officer; Launched 17 August 1943; Lost at sea, 24 October 1944.
The exploits of Tang are legendary in submarine history. Under the bold leadership of Commander Richard H. OKane, Tang executed five brilliant . . . — — Map (db m81473) HM WM
CDR D.W. Morton, USN Commanding Officer; Launched 14 February 1942; Lost at sea 11 October 1943.
If one submarine could be said to embody the spirit and pride of the U.S. Submarine Force, it would probably be Wahoo. Certainly the enemy . . . — — Map (db m81474) WM
This historical memorial is a representation of a WWII era submarine watertight bulkhead. Its design, construction, and placement here is a result from a challenge by a group of WWII Submarine combat veterans to "not forget Pearl Harbor." The west . . . — — Map (db m256910) HM
[Front side, facing west:]
28 submarines built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin passed this spot
on their way to war after Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
Dedicated to all U.S. Navy submariners past, present and future who defend our nation in peace . . . — — Map (db m256613) WM
U.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 Officers and 3,131 men are on board these 52 U.S. Submarines still on “Patrol”.
Albacore, Amerjack, Arconaut, Barbel, Bonefish, Bullhead, Capelin, . . . — — Map (db m92808) WM
U.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 U.S. submarines still on "patrol."
Albacore Amberjack Argonaut Barbel Bonefish Bullhead Capelin Cisco . . . — — Map (db m183535) WM
Front 1 of 52 U.S. Submarines lost during WWII Lost on her 2nd patrol, January 20, 1942 in Makassar Strait, Indonesia. Left Image U.S. Submarine Veterans World War II In memory of all submarines and crews on eternal patrol . . . — — Map (db m48269) HM
In Honor of one of 52 Submarines on Eternal Patrol
[Honor Roll of Lost Crew Members]
The United States Submarine Veterans organization of WWII was founded in 1955 and federally chartered in 1981. The chapter representing each state of the . . . — — Map (db m56635) HM
A submarine built by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Funds for this boat were raised by the citizens of Caddo Parish Louisiana. Launched One August, 1943. On her second patrol under command of LCDR. James S. Clark, was sunk by . . . — — Map (db m133997) HM WM
On 10 April, 1963, all 129 U.S. Navy sailors and civilian workers aboard the USS Thresher perished when the nuclear attack submarine sank more than 200 miles off the New England Coast. The Thresher was designed and build at the Portsmouth Naval . . . — — Map (db m96374) HM
U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 submarines still on "patrol."
We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines . . . — — Map (db m227887) WM
U. S. S. Paddle (SS 263) carried this bell throughout World War II. Similar bells were carried by all U. S. Submarines.
Upon this bell we toll the loss of 52 American submarines and crew of 3,621 officers and enlisted men who went down fighting . . . — — Map (db m6807) HM
U.S. servicemen suffered heavy
losses for victory in foreign wars
This anchor is dedicated
to all U.S. servicemen
- still on patrol - — — Map (db m255148) WM
(Front of Marker)
In memory of all U.S. Submarines that are still on patrol.
U.S.S. Trout
State Boat of Massachusetts lost in action February 29th 1944
(Rear Marker)
U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World . . . — — Map (db m57398) HM
U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II.
A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 submarines
still on "patrol"
Albacore ·
Amberjack ·
Argonaut ·
Barbel ·
Bonefish ·
Bullhead · . . . — — Map (db m98057) HM WM
We the US Submarine Veterans of WWII
Michigan Chapter
proudly dedicate this memorial
to the gallant men of the
USS Escolar (SS294)
Lost by enemy action on or about
17 October 1944
while on her first patrol
with the loss of her . . . — — Map (db m98060) HM WM
In Memory of the USS Tullibee (SS-248)
Lost on March 26, 1944 79 Submariners Lost
Tullibee began her career in the submarine force in July 1943, with her first patrol in the Western Caroline Islands. On this patrol she sank one freighter . . . — — Map (db m179397) HM WM
This monument is dedicated to the
52 United States Submarines
lost during World War II and
their crewmen and officers
who perished in that war.
Erected in 2003 by the
surviving members of the
Ill-Mo Rebel Squadron,
a chapter of the . . . — — Map (db m124981) WM
In Memory of U.S.S. Wahoo SS 238 and her gallant crew who sank 20 Japanese ships before being sunk by enemy action October 11, 1943.
Crew of the U.S.S. Wahoo still on patrol. — — Map (db m93184) WM
In memory of all submarines and crews on eternal patrol.
Honoring all U.S. Navy Submarine Sailors.
In memory of the USS Wahoo SS238 and her gallant crew who sank 20 Japanese ships before being sunk by action on October 11, 1943.
During . . . — — Map (db m80431) HM WM
U.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 U.S. submarines still on patrol.
We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the . . . — — Map (db m149124) WM
U.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 U.S. Submarines still on “patrol.” Albacore Amberjack Argonaut Barbel Bonefish Bullhead Capelin . . . — — Map (db m108413) HM
Commissioned November 22, 1939 U.S. Navy Yard Mare Island, Calif. Over Due – Lost May 1944 In memory of 78 officers and men By sinking a Japanese submarine on January 27, 1942, she became the first U.S. submarine in . . . — — Map (db m64467) HM
The purpose of this organization is to perpetuate the memory of those shipmates who gave their lives in submarine warfare. At the end of World War II hostilities, 52 submarines had been lost on which 72 officers and 3,131 enlisted men had given . . . — — Map (db m84734) WM
Scuttled by her crew due to damage inflicted by enemy aircraft. All members were captured by the Japanese and imprisoned until war's end. Crewmen that died in P.O.W. camp: Doyle, Charles - MOMM1; Linder, Charles - MOMM2; Guico, Justiano - MATT1; . . . — — Map (db m88231) WM
U.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 U.S. submarines still on "patrol."
Albacore Amberjack Argonaut Barbel Bonefish Bullhead Capelin Cisco . . . — — Map (db m106493) HM WM
U.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 U.S. submarines still on "patrol."
Albacore Amberjack Argonaut Barbel Bonefish Bullhead Capelin Cisco . . . — — Map (db m111776) HM WM
U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II.
A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 submarines
still on "patrol."
Albacore ·
Amberjack ·
Argonaut ·
Barbel ·
Bonefish ·
Bullhead ·
Capelin . . . — — Map (db m143283) HM WM
During World War II, twenty-eight diesel electric submarines were constructed for the United States Navy by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Wisconsin. Twenty-five of the boats were completed in time to see combat action in WWII. Four of the . . . — — Map (db m204805) HM
U.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for
their success in World War II.
A total of 374 officers and
3131 men are on board these 52
U.S. submarines still on “patrol.”
Albacore Amberjack Argonaut Barbel Bonefish Bullhead . . . — — Map (db m22245) WM
Dedicated to the memory of the heroic 3,505 officers and men killed and fifty two submarines lost in World War II serving as a testimony of imperishable remembrance in which they are held by the American people for making the supreme sacrifice in . . . — — Map (db m259225) WM
Dedicated to all submariners
of World War II
wherein 3,617 men
and 52 submarines were lost
We honor those men and all who served with them
— — Map (db m170545) WM
This memorial is dedicated to
the 3505 officers and men who lost their lives
on 52 U.S. submarines during World War II.
A total of 258 submarines
manned by 20.000 personnel
(16% of naval forces)
made combat patrols,
which accounted . . . — — Map (db m250487) WM
We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines
against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds.
Pride runs deep.
Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz USN
United States Submarines on Eternal Patrol . . . — — Map (db m200418) HM WM
Still On Patrol
U.S. Navy Submarines
paid heavily for
their success in
World War II.
A total of
374 Officers and
3131 men are on
board these 52
U.S. Submarines
still on "patrol."
(relief of submarine firing . . . — — Map (db m219006) HM
In Memoriam
To those who sacrificed their
lives while serving in and
supporting our submarine
forces during the Cold War.
USS Thresher (SSN 593)
Lost at sea with all hands
April 10, 1963
USS Scorpion (SSN 589) . . . — — Map (db m42756) HM
Still On Patrol
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U.S. Navy Submarines
paid heavily for
their success in
World War II.
A total of 374 Officers and
3131 men are on
board these 52
U.S. Submarines
still on "patrol."
. . . — — Map (db m42750) HM
Scorpion's first patrol was a hunting and mining mission near Honshu in April 1943. Scorpion fiercely assaulted enemy vessels in a series of submerged torpedo attacks and surface gun battles. She sank two freighters, four sampans and two patrol . . . — — Map (db m211681) HM WM
U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 submarines still on "patrol"
We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy . . . — — Map (db m119140) HM WM
U.S.S. Seawolf (SS-197)
Lost in action, October 3, 1944
The Seawolf was the greatest warship in the history of the United States until her loss
Winner of two Presidential Unit Citations and 13 battle stars.
Marion Lee Asa
· John . . . — — Map (db m179127) HM WM
"We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds."
Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz, USN
In memory of the crews of the 52 United States submarines lost in . . . — — Map (db m34044) WM
Dedicated to the memory of the submarines, their officers and crews who are still on patrol beneath the sea.
May the flame of patriotism that drove these men be kindled in the breasts of all who view this memorial .... — — Map (db m33328) WM
USS Scorpion, a Skipjack class nuclear-powered attack submarine homeported in Norfolk, Virginia began a Mediterranean deployment in February 1968. The following May 22nd, while homeward bound from that deployment, she was lost with her entire crew . . . — — Map (db m34958) HM
In memory of the U.S.S. Cisco SS 290, whose 76 officers and men gave their lives for their country so that others could remain free. The Cisco was lost on September 28, 1943 in an antisubmarine attack at 9° 9' 47" N, 121° -44'E, by . . . — — Map (db m172599) HM WM
Keel Laid 27 January 1943
Launched 1 August 1943
Commissioned 30 November 1943
On 18 March 1944 the U.S.S. Golet departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. A severe combination of fog, rain, and ice prohibited her from sinking . . . — — Map (db m98710) HM WM
Keel Laid 25 October 1943
Launched 9 April 1944
Commissioned 31 July 1944
On 31 October 1944 the U.S.S. Kete departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. On 10 March 1945, during her second patrol, she sank 3 vessels totalling . . . — — Map (db m98801) HM WM
Keel Laid 11 January 1944
Launched 28 May 1944
Commissioned 14 October 1944
On 24 January 1945 the U.S.S. Lagarto departed Pearl Harbor to begin her first patrol. During this patrol she sank 2 vessels totalling 1,845 tons. One of . . . — — Map (db m98808) HM WM
Keel Laid 24 October 1942
Launched 9 May 1943
Commissioned 28 September 1943
On 8 January 1944 the U.S.S. Robalo began her first patrol west of the Philippines. During her first 2 patrols, she earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service . . . — — Map (db m98696) HM WM
