Located in a rest area maintained by the State of Alaska in the Denali State Park:
The plaque reads:
"USS S-26
Commissioned 15 October, 1923
Lost 24 January 1942
Location Gulf of Panama
Dedicated to the S-26, her gallant officers and Men "Still on Patrol". May they sail in peace on eternal patrol. She was the 3rd submarine lost in WWII. U.S. Submarine Veterans of WWII.
Still on Patrol
Name and Rank
ADAMS, L. MMI
AMICK, L.A. S2
ANDERSON, G.W. EM2
BARANICK, GF2
BAUMBACH, A.C. S2
BIEBUYCK, W.P. S1
BROWN, H.A. Y1
BURCHART, E.B. MMI
BURROUGHS, G.O. F2
CLAFLIN, C.R. F2
CLARK, C.C. MM2
CLOUGH, R.K. MM2
CRABTREE, E.O. S1
CRUMBLEY, B. CCM
DAWSON, J.D. RM3
EHRLE, E. GM3
EVANS, D.B. CMM
FREEMAN, R.A. MM2
GAMBLE, R.E. MM2
GILL, J.M. CTM
HOLD, R.E. QM2
HOMIC, B.X. MM1
JOHNSON, N.N. MA1
KASSEBAUM, H. J. MM1
LORENTE, W.G. EM1
LOVE, L.M. S1
MACLACHLIN, R.W. RM1
MATTES, R.C.TM3
MATTES, R.C. TM3
NELSON, R.E. S2
OBRIEN, J.P. SM3
PETERS, T.B. LT
PETERSON, A.B. F1
PLYER, H.B. MM2
RAMSEY, C.R. GM2
RIFKIN, S.S. F1
RUSSELL, G.G. EM2
RUSSLER, C.E. SM1
SCHMUTZ, J.M. CRM
SIEBERT, W.C. TM2
SHATTUCK, H.F. CTM
STUBBINS, J.B. ENS
TAYLOR, H.L. ENS
THOMPSON, T.C. SC2
TOW, P.H. TM2
VEZINA, R.D. F2"
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"USS S-26 (SS-131) was an S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 7 November 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation of Quincy, Massachusetts. She launched on 22 August 1922 sponsored by Mrs. Carlos Bean, and commissioned on 15 October 1923 with Lieutenant Edmund W. Burrough in command.
Operating out of New London, Connecticut from 1923–1925, S-26 visited St. Thomas and Trinidad from January-April 1924, and Hawaii from 27 April-30 May 1925. Cruising from California ports, mainly Mare Island, San Diego, and San Pedro, California, S-26 visited Hawaii in the summers of 1927-1930. She also served in the Panama Canal area from March-May 1927, and in February 1929. Departing San Diego on 1 December 1930, she arrived at Pearl Harbor on 12 December. From then into 1938, S-26 served at Pearl Harbor. Sailing from there on 15 October 1938, she returned to New London on 25 March 1939. Entering a period of partial duty on 15 April that year, she resumed full duty on 1 July 1940.
Following duty at New London and hydrogen tests at Washington, DC, S-26 sailed from New London on 10 December 1941, and arrived at Coco Solo, Panama on 19 December. Rammed by the submarine chaser Sturdy at night in the Gulf of Panama, S-26 sank on 24 January 1942 with the loss of 46 men.Three men, the Captain, Executive Officer, and a lookout, survived. Though divers were sent down to the wreck over the following days, her hull was not salvaged.
Career
Name: USS S-26
Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down: 7 November 1919
Launched: 22 August 1922
Commissioned: 15 October 1923
Fate: Accidentally rammed and sunk, 24 January 1942
General characteristics
Class and type: S-class submarine
Displacement: 854 long tons (868 t) surfaced
1,062 long tons (1,079 t) submerged
Length: 219 ft 3 in (66.83 m)
Beam: 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Draft: 15 ft 11 in (4.85 m)
Speed: 14.5 kn (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) surfaced
11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h) submerged
Complement: 42 officers and men
Armament: 1 × 4 in (100 mm) deck gun
4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes"