Here's a picture of her launch at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Notice how they had to launch their subs sideways into the river. Here's a quote from the "History You Can Model" column in the February 2005 issue of FineScale Modeller: ""The submarines were tested in Lake Michigan [Silverback's note: the photo of Lagarto posted earlier in the thread is probably from her Lake Michigan stint] and made their way down the Chicago River, eventually making their way to the Mississsippi River and New Orleans on the Gulf Coast. After their periscopes and antennas were refitted (no more low bridges to go under) the boats headed for the Panama Canal and fighting in the Pacific."
This is the ship's emblem, signed by the crew on the day of her launch, 14 October 1944.