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In 2005, a British diver reported discovering the wreckage of a submarine sitting upright in 225 feet of water off the coast of Thailand. While it appeared very likely that the Lagarto had been located, the U.S. Navy endeavored to make its own positive identification.
Coordinates: 7°55′N 102°00′E. USS Lagarto (SS-371), a Balao -class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the lagarto, a lizard fish . Construction and commissioning. Lagarto ′s keel was laid down on 12 January 1944 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
May 5, 2014 · Submarine History. The Loss of USS LAGARTO (SS-371) On 4 May 1945, USS LAGARTO (SS-371) was attacked and sunk by the Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka in the South China Sea. Since the date and cause of her demise were unknown until records were examined after the war’s end, LAGARTO and her crew of 86 were not declared overdue and presumed lost ...
Lagarto. Ship Designation: SS-371. Date Lost: Friday, May 4, 1945. Lost in the Gulf of Siam. Departing Subic Bay, P.I. April 12 1945 on her second patrol, Lagarto proceeded to the Gulf of Siam to operate with Baya (SS-318). The two submarines rendezvoused on May 2, and immediately began an approach on a convoy of one tanker, one auxiliary and ...
Please note -- the wreck of USS Lagarto (SS-371) was found in the Gulf of Thailand on May 18, 2005 by Jamie Macleod and Stewart Oehl of the MV Trident dive boat. The wreck lies in 280 feet of water.
USS Lagarto: Wisconsin’s Lost Boat. USS Lagarto was the 21st out of 28 submarines built in Manitowoc. On her second war patrol, Lagarto and her crew of 86 men attacked an enemy ship on May 3, 1945. They were never heard from again. Nearly 60 years to the day, the wreck was discovered in the Gulf of Thailand in May 2005. The Museum worked with ...
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For 60 years, the sub was lost in the Pacific Ocean, her final resting place unknown. Lagarto was finally found in 2005 in the Gulf of Thailand, sitting upright in 225 feet of water.
