Subject Type: Naval and Privateer

Manitowoc was a LST (Landing Ship, Tank) in the United States Navy. Named for a city in Wisconsin, the word is Anishinaabe for “Home of the Great Spirit.”

Lütjens was a modified version of the American Charles F. Adams class, and built by an American shipyard.

Calcaterra was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was named in honor of Motor Machinist’s Mate First Class Herbert A. Calcaterra who received the Silver Star posthumously.

A German destroyer, formerly USS Anthony (DD-515), a Fletcher-class destroyer

The sinking of Indianapolis resulted in the greatest single loss of life at sea, from a single ship, in the history of the US Navy.

San Francisco (CA-38) was a New Orleans-class cruiser, and one of the most decorated ships of World War II, earning 17 battle stars.

USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole.

Stier was a German auxiliary cruiser of World War II. The name Stier means “bull”. She was the last German raider to break out into the Atlantic in World War II.

USS Alaska was a large cruiser that served during the end of World War II. Only one other of her class was completed.

The 520 Barbe-class utility landing craft are used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying.