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Lagarto was ultimately sunk by the Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka in the Gulf of Thailand, a ship that had also depth-charged USS Cobia, according to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
HONOLULU – For 60 years, Nancy Kenney wondered what happened to her father. The submarine that William T. Mabin was in disappeared while he and his crewmates were on a mission to attack a ...
USS Lagarto on 'Eternal Patrol' By ABC News. October 3, 2008, 5:19 PM. June 27, 2006 — -- Let us take you on a journey, to the quiet waters of the Gulf of Thailand.
Harold 'Hal' Todd Jr. served on the USS Lagarto (SS 371) during World War II and frequently wrote letters to his wife, Rae. While on deployment, Rae gave birth to their son, but Hal was killed in ...
The USS Lagarto, built in Manitowoc, was sunk on May 3, 1945, during its second war patrol, resulting in the loss of all 86 crew members.
Experts at the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C., have confirmed that a World War II submarine wreck found in the Gulf of Thailand last year is USS Lagarto (SS 371).
The USS Lagarto was one of 28 submarines built in Manitowac, Wis., and the Wisconsin Maritime Museum has adopted the submarine and created a memorial to it. According to the museum, ...
“Lost and Found: Legacy of USS Lagarto” (6 p.m. Sunday, WTTW-Ch. 11 ***) revisits the shipyards of Manitowoc, Wis., which produced dozens of submarines for the Navy during World War II.
(Honolulu, Hawaii-AP) June 17, 2006 - The Navy says a wreck found at the bottom of the Gulf of Thailand appears to be a submarine called the USS Lagarto lost since the Second World War. The ...
Manitowoc's Department of Tourism shares 5 things to do this week, including the first downtown farmers' market of the season Saturday.
The U.S. Navy says a wreck found at the bottom of the Gulf of Thailand appears to be the USS Lagarto, a World War II submarine thought lost in the final days of the war.
Manitowoc-made USS Lagarto's sinking during World War II will be remembered in a ceremony hosted by Wisconsin Maritime Museum May 3.