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16k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Guitarro's (SS-363) keel laying, 7 April 1943. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). | ||
36k | Commissioning party emblem of the Guitarro (SS-363), at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 18 January 1944. | Editors Note: There are over 200 images submitted on these pages covering the following submarines that were constructed at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI,: SS-265 through SS-274, and SS-361 through SS-380. None of them would have seen the light of day if it were not for the efforts of Curator, Asst. Director, Bill Thiesen and Larry Bohn who sent them to NavSource for publication. A special debt of gratitude is owed to these two men and the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245), for allowing these photographs to be seen by the lovers of naval history worldwide. | ||
1.66k | Guitarro (SS-363) was sponsored by Mrs. Ross T. McIntire, wife of the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. | Text courtesy of DANFS. Photo courtesy of Matthew C. Hanson, Archivist, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library. |
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1.82k | Getting an appropriate does of medicine administered: The Guitarro (SS-363) was sponsored by Mrs. Ross T. McIntire, wife of the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Vice Admiral Ross McIntire joined the Navy as a physician in 1917. In 1933 he was appointed White House Physician, serving in that capacity until 1945. From 1938 to 1946 he was also Surgeon General of the Navy and Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the Navy. After retiring from the Navy in 1947, he became National Administrator of the American Red Cross blood donor program, a position he held until 1960. He also served as the Chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped, 1947-1954. | Partial text courtesy of docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu. Photo courtesy of Matthew C. Hanson, Archivist, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library. Insert photo courtesy of ihm.nlm.nih.gov |
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57k | With a view reminiscent of an ancient oar driven galley, the Guitarro (SS-363) rests on her launching timbers just prior to being side launched on the building ways into the Manitowoc River at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI.,26 September 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245) | ||
89k | Guitarro's (SS-363) bow is wrapped in decorative bunting just prior to being side launched on the building ways at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 26 September 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245) | ||
85k | Starboard quarter view of the Guitarro (SS-363) just prior to being side launched on the building ways at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 26 September 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245) | ||
84k | Guitarro (SS-363) enters the water at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI., 26 September 1943. | Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245) | ||
55k | Watercolor print by the artist Tom Denton of the side launching of a Manitowoc built boat. | Courtesy of submarineart.com. | ||
14k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Guitarro's (SS-363) commissioning, 26 January 1944. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory). | ||
109k | With no one on deck, the Guitarro (SS-363) stretches her sea legs, possibly during trials in Lake Michigan, 1944. | USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. | ||
224k | Guitarro (SS-363) bow view, 1945. | National Archives (NARA) photo # 80-G-389816, Photo by Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the Cobia (SS-245) | ||
485k | Photo of Harry Berns, Official photographer of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. The photo of the Golet (SS-361) encased in snow appears on the wall above him on the upper right. His obituary appears here. | Photo courtesy of Susan Menk, Archives Assistant, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Dee Anna Grimsrud,Reference Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society, Steve Khail, CBC, Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. & William Young. | ||
85k | Guitarro (SS-363) WW II battleflag. | USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. | ||
88k | Guitarro's (SS-363) flag that belonged to skipper Cdr "Ricky" Haskins. | Photo courtesy of Judy Junque. | ||
293k | Guitarro (SS-363) underway, circa 1944 - 45. | USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. | ||
1.18k | The table below lists the location of submarines at Mare Island on 20 September 1945. This information was pulled from microfiche copies of the hand written shipyard journals. I’m surprised that both the clipping and my table show 21 subs at the yard on the date in question. The photo is looking north and berth 3 is at the top of the photo and then the berths run down or south. Berth 3 - Springer (SS-414) & Spadefish (SS-411) Berth 4 - Guavina (SS-362) & Barbero (SS-317) Berth 5 - Hammerhead (SS-364), Tinosa (SS-283), Mapiro (SS-376) & Moray (SS-300) Berth 6 - Bream (SS-243), Seahorse (SS-304), Batfish (SS-310) & Aspro (SS-309) Berth 7 - Pomfret (SS-391), Parche (SS-384) & Sunfish (SS-281) Berth 8 - Queenfish (SS-393) Berth 9 - Lionfish (SS-298) & Plaice (SS-390) Dry Dock 1 - Bashaw (SS-241) & Mingo (SS-261) Berth 12 - Guitarro (SS-363). |
Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo courtesy of Ron Reeves (of blessed memory). | ||
137k | Reserve fleet at Mare Island, circa January 1946. There are 52 submarines and 4 Sub Tenders in this photo. This photo is a Berthing list identifying the ships in the picture. | Photo commemorating 50 years, U. S. Submarine Veterans of WW II 1996 calendar, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. | ||
453k | Photo of the Reserve fleet at Mare Island, circa January 1946. There are 52 submarines and 4 Sub Tenders in this photo. Whether coincidental or on purpose, the number of boats in the photo is the same as that which were lost in WW II. From back to front and left to right, first group of 12 boats: Sand Lance (SS-381) Tunny (SS-282) Aspro (SS-309) Lionfish (SS-298) Guvania (SS-362) Sunfish (SS-281) Macabi (SS-375) Gurnard (SS-254) Pampanito (SS-383) Mingo (SS-261) Guitarro (SS-363) Bashaw (SS-241) From back to front and left to right, second group of 12 boats: Sealion (SS-315) Hammerhead (SS-364) Bream (SS-243) Seahorse (SS-304) Tinosa (SS-283) Pintado (SS-387) Mapiro (SS-376) Pipefish (SS-388) Moray (SS-300) Batfish (SS-310) Hackleback (SS-295) Bluegill (SS-242) From back to front and left to right, third group of 12 boats: Hawkbill (SS-366) Menhaden (SS-377) Perch (SS-313) Loggerhead (SS-374) Barbero (SS-317) Baya (SS-318) Hardhead (SS-365) Spadefish (SS-411) Springer (SS-414) Devilfish (SS-292) Kraken (SS-370) Dragonet (SS-293) From back to front and left to right, fourth group of 12 boats: Lamprey (SS-372) Piranha (SS-389) Manta (SS-299) Pargo (SS-264) Rancador (SS-301) Archerfish (SS-311) Mero (SS-378) Sawfish (SS-276) Spot (SS-413) Lizardfish (SS-373) Jallao (SS-368) Icefish (SS-367) From back to front and left to right, last group of 4 boats: Steelhead (SS-280) Puffer (SS-268) Stickleback (SS-415) Trepang (SS-412) From back to front, Submarine Tenders group of 4 ships: Pelias (AS-14) Aegir (AS-23) Euryale (AS-22) Griffin (AS-13) | Photo commemorating 50 years, U. S. Submarine Veterans of WW II 1996 calendar, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. | ||
900k | Inactivated submarines at Mare Island on 3 January 1946. Front row left to right: Sand Lance (SS-381), next two could be Sealion (SS-315) and Seahorse (SS-304), Searaven (SS-196), Pampanito (SS-383), Gurnard (SS-254), Mingo (SS-261), Guitarro (SS-363), Bashaw (SS-241). Back row left to right: Unknown, Tunny (SS-282), next three could be Sargo (SS-188), Spearfish (SS-190), and Saury (SS-189), Macabi (SS-375), Sunfish (SS-281), Guavina (SS-362), Lionfish (SS-298), Piranha (SS-389). The Scabbardfish (SS-397) is docked in ARD-11 on the other side of the causeway. The mixture of boats from the Salmon/Sargo, Gato, and Balao classes illustrate the clear differences in the conning tower fairwaters and the periscope shears that can be used to identify boats. The high bridges with the uncovered support frames (the "covered wagon" look) of the Gato's and Salmon/Sargo's contrast with the low and sleek look of the Balao's. The fatter, more robust periscope shears of the Balao's are markedly different from the thinner shears with more supporting structure of the Gato's and Salmon/Sargo's. The differences in the pattern of the superstructure limber holes can also be used for identification purposes. The single row of large semi-circular holes identify Electric Boat or Manitowoc boats. A dual row of smaller rectangular holes mark the government built boats. Also note that the EB/Manitowoc boats have the deck mounted, T-shaped JP sonar head on the starboard side of the forward deck, while the government boats have it on the port side. EB/Manitowoc boats had the anchor on the starboard side, the government boats on the port side. A close look will show that some of the boats have had the anchor removed and the hawsepipe plated over as part of the mothball process. Most of the boats have the late war radar outfit of the SJ surface search (small dish) and SV air search (large dish). The Balao's and some of the Gato's have the SS dish mounted on a separate large mast aft of the periscopes. The older Salmon/Sargo's and Gato's have a much smaller mast. Searaven appears to have had her radars already removed. Searaven is actually sporting a late war SJ surface search antennae mounted to starboard of the periscopes. This is a rare installation. Most often it was mounted forward (early war) or aft (late war) of the 'scopes shears. Her air search set is a late war SD antennae mounted on a stub mast directly aft of the 'scopes. Searaven never received the much more capable SV air search set. Having been assigned to training duties after November, 1944 it was probably felt that the SV set was not necessary. One strange thing: almost all of the boats appear to have the outer doors of the forward torpedo tubes open. Even though the boats have an interlock system that prevents the breech and outer doors from being opened at the same time, this is an unusual thing to do and a potential source of catastrophic flooding. |
USN photo # 17-46, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Text courtesy of David Johnston |
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289k | Inactivated submarines at Mare Island in early 1946. Front row left to right: Sand Lance (SS-381), next two could be Sealion (SS-315) and Seahorse (SS-304), Searaven (SS-196), Pampanito (SS-383), Gurnard (SS-254), Mingo (SS-261), Guitarro (SS-363), Bashaw (SS-241). Back row left to right: Unknown, Tunny (SS-282), next three could be Sargo (SS-188), Spearfish (SS-190), and Saury (SS-189), Macabi (SS-375), Sunfish (SS-281), Guavina (SS-362), Lionfish (SS-298), Piranha (SS-389). The Scabbardfish (SS-397) is docked in ARD-11 on the other side of the causeway. Tiru (SS-416) is on the ways in upper left hand side of photo. Two ferry boats (to the right of Tiru's ways) are YHB-2 / [ex-Post of Stockton] and YHB-21 / [ex-Tamalpais]. | Photo i.d. courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. |
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1.93k | Aerial view of decommissioned submarine at Mare Island Reserve Fleet taken on 18 March 1946. The majority of the personnel topside are navy personnel. I would say they are still inactivating the subs. Submarines are from top to bottom: Bashaw (SS-241), Guitarro (SS-363), Mingo (SS-261), Gurnard (SS-254), Pampanito (SS-383), Sand Lance (SS-381), Bream (SS-243), Hammerhead (SS-364) Sealion (SS-315), Tinosa (SS-283) & Pintado (SS-387) plus YC 316. |
USN photo courtesy of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum via Darryl L. Baker. | ||
2.10k | Multiple submarine re-commissioning at Mare Island on 6 February 1952. Guitarro (SS-363) is submarine to the left, outboard of her is Hammerhead (SS-364), and Hardhead (SS-365). | USN photo # 11787-2-52, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. via Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | ||
49k | Paul Lindsay Lacy Jr, a native of Dallas, Texas, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1943 and attained the rank of Rear Admiral in July, 1967. After duty aboard the Cleveland (CL-56), he served aboard the submarine Sea Cat (SS-399) in the closing days of World War II. He has commanded three submarines -- Guitarro (SS-363), Pickerel (SS-524) and the nuclear-powered Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Ethan Allen (SSBN-608). Prior to SUBPAC, RADM Lacy was assigned as Manager, Later Design Attack Submarine Project in Washington, D.C. Lacy assumed the duties of Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet on 13 October 1970. He died on Sunday, 14 July 2013. Paul Lacy was the commanding officer of the Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) from 8 August 1961 to 28 May 1964. |
Text courtesy of Ron Reeves (of blessed memory). USN photo courtesy of Bill Gonyo. |
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1.80k | Members of the Naval Reserve Submarine Division 12-11 are manning the 40mm gun aboard the Guitarro (SS-363) in September 1953. Left to right are Charles Kersthold, Peter Erickson, Frederick Davis, John Estes and Charles Warnock while LT J. B Kettele looks on. | USN photo # 092352 TH 01, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. via Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | ||
165k | General view of the re-commissioning ceremonies aboard Guitarro (SS-363) at Mare Island on 15 May 1954. | USN photo # 21105-5-54, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. | ||
2.20k | Colors raised. The crew & officers of the newly commissioned submarine Guitarro (SS-363) salute the U.S. flag after it was raised over the ship at Mare Island on 15 May 1954. The Guitarro is due to be turned over to the Turkish Navy in two months. | Photo courtesy of Vallejo Times Herald via Darryl L. Baker. | ||
112k | Guitarro (SS-363) at Mare Island on 1 July 1954. | Mare Island Navy Yard Ship Files, NARA San Francisco, Photo # NY9-21880-7-54, courtesy of Tracy White @ Researcher @ Large. | ||
981k | The Turkish crew of the Guitarro (SS-363) prior to the sub's transfer at Mare Island on 7 August 1954. | Photo # 22009-7-54 TH courtesy of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum via Darryl L. Baker. | ||
947k | Officers of the Turkish Navy present a plaque in appreciation for the hospitality shown by the shipyard and its officer mess in late July 1954. Left to right: LT Nazmi Erkan (Turkish PCO), Capt. Ferit Denizman (Turkish Sub Flotilla Commander), Capt. James H. Rodgers (Shipyard Commander), LCDR Paul L. Lacy (CO of Guitarro (SS-363)) and Capt. H. J. Carpenter (Shipyard Admin Officer). | Photo # 22115-7-54 TH courtesy of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum via Darryl L. Baker. | ||
656k | Four former members of the Guitarro (SS-363) were at the commissioning of the Guitarro (SSN-665) at Mare Island on 9 September 1972. Left to right: Henry W. Knoth, Charles A Foskett, RADM Paul L. Lacy (COMSUBPAC) who was the last of skipper of Guitarro and Joe Purcell. | USN photo # 112557-9-72 TH, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. via Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | ||
365k | This plaque was unveiled 20 March 1995 by His Excellency Major General P.M. Jeffery OA MC, Governor of Western Australia to commemorate the sacrifices made by Allied submarines that operated out of Fremantle, Western Australia during WW II. | Photo courtesy of Ron Reeves (of blessed memory).> | ||
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48k | Preparing for the transfer to Turkey. The Guitarro (SS-363) at Mare Island, Navy Yard, June 1954, looking aft. Her conning tower has been streamlined and the light AA guns removed. | USN photo courtesy of Robert Hurst. | ||
134k | The Preveze (D-7), circa 1954. | Photo courtesy of Sait Kucuk CPOS (Ret.),Turkish Navy. | ||
78k | Under new ownership: The ex-Guitarro (SS-363) as the Turkish Preveze (S-22) 1954. | USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. | ||
136k | Turkish Family photo of Snorkeled Submarines June 1955. The boats were originally numbered with the letter D-#. After all the subs underwent snorkel conversion at Phila. Naval Ship Yard, their numerical was changed to S-#, which was still occurring when this photo was taken. Submarines pictured from left to right outboard of their tender TCG Erkin: Gur (S-20), Cerbe (S-23), I I.no"nu" (D-1) (1 or 2 days later (S-17)] Canakkale (S-21), Sakarya (S-19), Preveze (S-22) & Inonu (S-18). In the background are two floating drydocks and in the far right are 4 Ellyson Class Destroyers: Gaziantep (D-344), {ex-Landsdowne (DD-486)} Giresun (D-345), {ex-McCalla (DD-488)} Gelibolu (D-346), {ex-Buchanan (DD-484)} Gemlik (D-347), {ex-Lardner (DD-487)} and the Yavuz (C-11), ex-German Battlecruiser Goeben. |
Photo courtesy of Sait Kucuk, CPOS (Retired),Turkish Navy. | ||
121k | The Preveze (S-22) on a Mediterranian Sea exercise, circa 1958. | Photo courtesy of Sait Kucuk CPOS (Ret.),Turkish Navy. | ||
107k | The Preveze (S-340), now wearing a different number, circa 1960. | Photo courtesy of Sait Kucuk CPOS (Ret.),Turkish Navy. | ||
71k | The Preveze (S-340), starboard side view and still sporting a deck gun, circa 1960. | Photo courtesy of A. & J. Pavia from Jane's Fighting Ships, 1961-62 edition & submitted by Robert Hurst. | ||
200k | Three subs moored together: First boat outboard is the ex-Guitarro (SS-363) as the Turkish Preveze (S-340), Middle boat is the ex-Mapiro (SS-376), as the Pirireis (S-343), The ex-Mero (SS-378) is now the Hizirreis (S-344) & is flag drapped by the Turkish national ensign on the 77 th Submarine reunion day ceremony on the Subbase pier, 23 June 1963. | Photo courtesy of Cu"neyt Demir. Photo i.d. courtesy of Sait Kucuk, CPOS (Retired),Turkish Navy. | ||
143k | The Preveze (S-340) silhouetted against the mountains, 1970. | Photo courtesy of Y.M.Umar,CPO (Ret.),Turkish Navy. | ||
67k | Turkish submarine family photo shows the following six boats from pier to outboard: Cerbe (S-341), ex-Hammerhead (SS-364), Inonu (S-331), ex-Blueback (SS-326), Gur (S-334), ex-Chub (SS-329), Preveze (S-340), ex-Guitarro (SS-363), Sakarya (S-332), ex-Boarfish (SS-327), with Pirireis (Y-1242) as Facility charging boat, the ex-Mapiro (SS-376). |
Photo courtesy of Y.M.Umar,CPO (Ret.),Turkish Navy. Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Sait Kucuk, CPOS (Retired),Turkish Navy. | ||
129k | The Preveze (S-340) sail as a memorial in front of the Sub Base from 10-10-1972 utill the earthquake of 17-08-1999. | Photo courtesy of Sait Kucuk CPOS (Ret.),Turkish Navy. | ||
161k | The Preveze (S-340) memorial sail found herself inside of the sea on the 17-08-1999 earthquake. | Photo courtesy of Sait Kucuk CPOS (Ret.),Turkish Navy. |
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