USS Corvina Memorial, Carson City
carson city, nv
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A scale 10-foot model of the USS Corvina submarine encased in a plexiglass enclosure that also contains an adjacent display of related photographs and memorabilia. One part of the display reads. “We. who survived World War II and we’re privileged to rejoin our loved ones at home, salute those gallant officers and men of our submarines who lost their lives in that long struggle. We shall never forget that it was our submarines that hold the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaces losses and repaired wounds. —Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Navy. Remembering the 82 crew members of the USS Corvina, lost in November 1943.”
Responcible Organization/Individual:
United States Submarine Veterans of WWII; Corvina Base of USSVI, Reno, Nevada, Base Commander Steve Salzman, Vice Commander Dale Poe; Nevada Governor Brian E. Sandoval, Chief of Staff Mike Willden; Alicia Barber, Ph.D of Stories in Place LLC; Nevada Division of Museums & History, Nevada State Museum, Museum Director Myron Freedman, Exhibits Manager Ray Geiser, Exhibit Preparator Dave Shipman, Exhibit Preparator Jeanette McGregor; Nevada Department of Administration Director Patrick Cates, PIO Mary Woods; Nevada Department of Veteran Services Director Kat Miller; National Archives & Records Administration; Naval History and Heritage Command; Naval Submarine Force Museum.
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Address:
Nevada State Archives Building, 100 North Stewart Street, Carson City, Nevada
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Hours Available
Ceremonies: yes
History:
The Corvina was the only American submarine to be sunk by a Japanese submarine during WWII. The submarine memorial remembers and honors her loss of 82 crew members. Japanese records examined after WWII indicate that the IJN Submarine I-176 fired three torpedoes at a surfaced American submarine “causing a great explosion sound.” The Corvina became the only American submarine known to be sunk by a Japanese submarine during WWII. The final resting place for Corvina and her crew is at the geographic portion 05 degrees, 50’ N, 151 degrees, 10’ E. The USS Corvina (SS226) was assigned to the State of Nevada by the USSVWWII in the 1960s. The Gato-class submarine is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Corvina, any of various important food fishes related to the weakfish and the croaker of the Atlantic coast.
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