Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

The memorial commemorates those personnel who died in service or were killed in action while serving in United States Navy submarines during World War Two.

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.

Albecore Pickerel
Amberjack Pompano
Argonaut Robalo
Barbel Runner
Bonefish R - 12
Bullhead Scamp
Capelin Scorpion
Cisco Sculpin
Corvina Sealion
Darter Shark I
Dorado Shark II
Escobar Skook
Filer Swordfish
Golet S - 26
Granpous S - 27
Grayback S - 28
Grenadier S - 36
Growley S - 39
Grunick S - 44
Gudgeon Tang
Harder Trigger
Herring Triton
Kete Trout
Lagarto Tullibee
Perch Wahad

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, U.S.N.

I can assure you that they went down fighting and that their brothers who survived them took a grim toll on our savage enemy to avenge their deaths.
Vice Adniral C. A. Lockwood U. S.N.
Commander Submarine Force 1943 - 1945

P. F. S. 59

Right Side Inscription
American submarines in Albany

On 17 March 1942 five US submarines accompanied by the submarine tender USS Holland, arrived at Albany. The Australian Army gunners at the Albany forts had not been told the American vessels were coming, but luckily they quickly identified the flag flying on the Holland as the `stars and stripes` and allowed them to enter the harbour.

The Americnas soon made an impact on the town. The quarantine station was taken over to be used as barracks, and some buildings in the town were requistioned for use by the US Navy.

During this period, 31 submarines passed through the town. They were berthed at the harbour and quarantine station jetties, where the tender crews refitted them. Albany warmly welcomed their unexpected visitors. Several local women married American servicemen, and some even returned to Albany to settle after the war.

Throughout the Second World War, the US submarine effort was astounding. They launced 521 patrols from Australia and sunk 1,772,000 tons of shipping. This effort came at a price : 3,505 men and 52 submarines were lost.

The plaque which stands nearby is a memorial to those who were lost during the Second World War.

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