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the list of 52 LOST BOATS of World War Two as designated by the SubVets of WWII
New York

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN  (SSBN-640)
SSBN-640 periscope at Geneva NY
SSBN-640 Periscope at the SAMPSON USNTS Museum
in Geneva, New York

Museum is located at the site of the WWII Naval Training Station
Route 96A, South of Geneva, New York at the entrance to Sampson State Park.
This was the site of the United States Naval Training Station from 1942 until 1946
Periscope was installed in 1997 and is functional
Image above shows a museum visitor at the scope
Source: http://www.homestead.com/usntssampson/index.html
Source: http://www.rpadden.com/samtoday/article071702.htm

Info was provided by Steve Bull of the Sampson Veterans Organization
Contact Mr. Bull for more info at    LST848@aol.com

BOSTON (SSN-703)
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Naval Park, Buffalo NY
23 - 28 August 2002 - Sail & Rudder Arrived at Naval Park
Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park

CARP (SS-338)
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Conning Tower

Posting date: August 2002      "Now this is no s**t".....   The conning tower was found in someone's yard on Gungywamp Rd. in Groton CT.  For more details contact John Wynn --- a former Sonar Tech(SS) and now a locator of lost submarine parts.  John is a member of USSVI Lockwood Base & Groton Base. JOHNISonarman@cs.com

CROAKER (SS-246)
Naval and Servicemen’s Park
1 Naval Park Cove
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 847-1773
HNSA

GROWLER (SSG-577)
Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum
Pier 86 12th Ave. & 46th Street
New York, N.Y. 10036
Public Information Line: 212.245.0072
USS GROWLER  ||  USS GROWLER MUSEUM
HNSA

CLICK - MEMORIAL at NEW SUFFOLK L.I.

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NEW SUFFOLK, L.I.
The first US Submarine Base
It's history and its current status as a designated
USSVI NATIONAL MEMORIAL SITE
Memorial dedicated by Long Island Base of USSVI
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LINDENHURST L.I.
Memorial dedicated on 6 October 1996
by Long Island Base of USSVI
 
The Lindenhurst Memorial is located on the grounds of Babylon Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, LI, NY. The site was chosen when a section of the grounds was dedicated to a MIA/POW monument and we asked if we could erect a monument to honor our lost shipmates.
 
Also at that site is a "52 lost boats" bronze monument which was dedicated at the same time by the Flasher Chapter of US SubVets WWII
 
Information provided by
John R. Saeli    USSVI - Long Island Base
Feveroute@echoes.net
USSVI - New Paltz Memorial
NEW PALTZ
Submarine memorial -- Adjacent to the VFW.
More New Paltz images HERE
ENDICOTT
USS THRESHER SSN-593 Memorial
Located behind U-E High School
Annual memorial services held each April 10
Dedicated to a native of Endicott who was on the THRESHER when it went down. 
Services are in memory of him and the rest of the crew. His Mother and Brother attend the service each year to represent the family.
PEEKSKILL
A Memorial to the USS RUNNER and USS GRENADIER Camp Smith.
This is a torpedo type memorial.
EAST MEADOWS, L.I.
A Memorial plaque commemorating the USS RUNNER is installed near the Veterans Tower
at the Eisenhower Veterans Memorial Park.
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