On Eternal Patrol Memorial Reef

07/13/2022

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/07/uss-sealion-the-only-u-s-navy-wwii-submarine-to-sink-a-battleship/

USS Sealion, a History: During the Pacific Theatre of Operations in WWII, U.S. Navy submarines, known collectively as “The Silent Service,” were an absolutely vital component in the defeat of Imperial Japan, ravaging the Hideki Tojo’s merchant fleet and the warships of the Imperial Japanese Na...

04/21/2022

A nonprofit in Florida has a unique, eco-friendly way to restore coral reefs while simultaneously providing an eternal resting place to those whose final wish is to use their remains to benefit marine habitats impacted by climate change.

04/03/2022

It Appears We Have Lost the U.S.S. Clamagore (SS-343) to the Scrap Yards
Many of you know of Eternal Reef's 'On Eternal Patrol Memorial Reef Project' where we created the first and only underwater memorial honoring the 65 American submarines and the more than 4000 officers and crew who will remain forever On Eternal Patrol.
For the past 50 years the Clamagore (343), a WWII Balao class submarine has been serving as a museum ship docked at Patriots Point in Charleston S.C. next to the aircraft carrier Yorktown (CV-10) and the U.S.S. Laffy (DD-274), two of the most storied combat ships of WWII.
While the Clamagore never saw combat, she is one of the few WWII class submarines left. They aren't making these boats anymore, and unfortunately, she has been sitting in the water unmaintained to protect her hull from Mother Nature and her corrosive powers.
As an honorary member of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. bubblehead, we worked to try and preserve the U.S.S. Clamagore. We had proposed the Clamagore be taken to Kings Bay Submarine base in St. May's GA. There she could be taken out of the water to be restored and preserved with skilled volunteer labor from active and retired submariners.
Unfortunately, it appears a final decision has been made to scrap her. And it still may cost more to scrap her than it would to preserve her.
It will be sad when this great ship goes down.

03/09/2022

A little more than 3 years ago Eternal Reefs, Reef Innovations and the Reef Ball Foundation came together with the United States Submarine Veterans (USSVI) the Sarasota Military Academy and Mother Nature to create the On Eternal Patrol Memorial Reef. The first and only underwater memorial honoring the 65 submarines and more than 4200 submariners who remain forever On Eternal Patrol. Mother Nature has been working her magic, see how she is coming along......

Mother Nature has taken up residence with the On Eternal Patrol Memorial Reef. She has been working her magic for 2 1/2 years now and the reef site is flouri...

01/17/2022

WWII First Kill

How two SBD Dauntless aircraft from USS Enterprise sank submarine I-70, the first major Japanese combatant ship sunk during World War II

01/05/2022

Submarine I-70, the story of the first Japanese warship sunk in WWII.

How two SBD Dauntless aircraft from USS Enterprise sank submarine I-70, the first major Japanese combatant ship sunk during World War II

01/04/2022

Two men from Cumbria were left fighting for breath when their mini submarine sank, sparking a remarkable rescue by Vickers Oceanics | ITV News Granada

12/27/2021

It’s hard to believe that King James I of England not only commissioned a team of scholars to create the King James Bible, and also a brilliant Dutch inventor and engineer who would invent the submarine.

12/26/2021

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12/23/2021

From all of us at Eternal Reefs, have a fun, safe, and Merry Christmas! Hug your family and friends.
Shelby, Margie, Karen, St. Pete Pete, Harry, Larry, tom, Nikki, Frances Joe, Pat, Howard, Brett, Robbie, Teresa, Becky, and George