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Wisconsin Maritime Museum to honor Manitowoc-made USS Lagarto in remembrance ceremony

MANITOWOC – Wisconsin Maritime Museum will host a public ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the loss of USS Lagarto, a submarine built in Manitowoc during World War II, and the 20th anniversary of the submarine's discovery. "The tribute honors the 86-man crew who were lost on May 3, 1945, during Lagarto's second war patrol in the Pacific," the news release from Wisconsin Maritime Museum said. The ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. May 3 and include patriotic music, a reading of the names of the lost crew, a flower placement and the tolling of a memorial bell. Read more: Remembering Manitowoc subs lost during WWII The program also includes a flag presentation to the family members of a Lagarto crew member and a salute from USS Cobia. Lagarto was the 21st of 28 submarines built in Manitowoc during World War II. The keel was laid on Jan. 12, 1944. She was launched on May 28, 1944, and was commissioned Oct. 14, 1944. The submarine made two war patrols, during which she sank a Japanese submarine. 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. The Hatsutaka was later sunk by USS Hawkbill, a fellow Manitowoc-built submarine. Read more: 'All my love': A WWII love story from sailor aboard Manitowoc-built USS Lagarto, lost in 1945 Lagarto's wreck was discovered in May 2005 in the Gulf of Thailand, nearly six decades after being sunk. The Wisconsin Maritime Museum collaborated with professional divers to study the site and spent more than a decade locating and connecting with the families of the lost crew. "Today, the USS Lagarto is honored as the official state boat of Wisconsin, a lasting tribute to her story and the men aboard," the news release said. Alisa M. Schafer is a reporter for the Herald Times Reporter in Manitowoc. She can be reached by email at aschafer@ This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: USS Lagarto remembrance ceremony set at Wisconsin Maritime Museum