273 U.S. submarines patrolled against the enemy during
world war II. Although they comprised less than 2% of the total
U.S. Navy strength, they caused more than half of Japan’s sea
losses. These sinkings, which took almost half a million Japanese
lives, however, were made at the heaviest relative cost of American
lives of any branch of the U.S. Armed Services. One out of every
seven American submariners died for a total 3,505 officers and
enlissted men. The service lost one out of every five submarines: 52
sunk or “missing presumed lost..
THE LOST BOATS OF WORLD WAR ll
USS Sealion SS-195 - 12/10/1941 Sunk by aerial bombs 5 men lost.
S-36 SS-141 - 1/20/1942 - Ran aground 0 men lost
S-26 SS-131 - 1/24/1942 - Rammed by escort, 46 men lost, 2 survivors
USS Shark I SS-174 - 2/11/1942 - Sunk by surface craft, 59 men lost
USS Perch SS-176 - 3/03/1942 - Sunk by surface craft, 11 men lost. All taken prisoner 6 died in prisoner of war camp.
S-27 SS-132 - 6/19/1942 - Ran aground 0 men lost
USS Grunion SS-216 - 7/30/1942 - Sunk cause unknown 70 men lost
S-39 SS-144 - 8/16/1942 - Ran aground 0 men lost
USS Argonaut SS-166 - 1/10/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 102 men lost
USS Amberjack SS-219 - 2/16/1943 - Sunk by surface craf,t 74 men lost
and aerial bombs
USS Grampus SS-207 - 3/05/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 71 men lost
USS Triton SS-201 - 3/15/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 74 men lost
USS Pickerel SS-177 - 4/03/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 74 men lost
USS Grenadier SS-210 Sunk by aerial bomb,s 4 men lost. All taken prisoner
4 died in prisoner of war camp.
USS Runner SS-275 -5/28/1943 - Sunk by enemy mines, 78 men lost
R-12 SS-89 - 6/12/1943 - Sunk cause unknown, 42 men lost, 3 survivors
USS Pompano SS-181 - 8/29/1943 - Sunk by enemy mines, 77 men lost
USS Grayling SS-209 - 9/12/1943 Sunk cause unknown, 76 men lost
USS Cisco SS-290 - 9/28/1943 - Sunk by surface craft and aerial bombs, 76 men lost
S-44 SS-155 - 10/07/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 56 men lost, 2 survivors
taken prisoner
USS Wahoo SS-238 - 10/11/1943 - Sunk by aerial bombs 80 men lost
USS Dorado SS-248 - 10/12/1943 - Sunk by friendly aircraft, 77 men lost
USS Corvina SS-226 - 11/16/1943 - Sunk by enemy sub, 82 men lost
USS Sculpin SS-191 - 11/19/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 63 men lost, 20 of the 63 men died as POWs when IJN Chuyo was sunk by USS Sailfish on December 3, 1943.
USS Capelin SS-289 - 11/23/1043 - Sunk by surface craft, 78 men lost
USS Scorpion SS-278 - 1/05/1944 - Sunk by enemy mines, 77 men lost
USS Grayback SS-208 - 2/26/1944 - Sunk by surface craft and aerial bombs, 80 men lost
USS Trout SS-202 - 2/29/1944 - Sunk by surface craft, 81 men lost
USS Tullibee SS-284 - 3/26/1944 - Sunk by own torpedo, 80 men lost, 1 surivor
taken prisoner
USS Gudgeon SS-211 - 4/07/1944 - Sunk by surface craft and aerial bombs, 79 men losts. Two additional men were killed in non-sinking events on board.
USS Herring SS-233 - Sunk by surface craft, 83 men lost. One man, Louis Hill Jones, drowned at Midway on January 26, 1944.
USS Golet SS-361 - Sunk by surface craft 82 men lost
S-28 SS-133 - 7/04/1944 - Sunk cause unknown 50 men lost
USS Robalo SS-273 - 7/26/1944 - Sunk by enemy mines, 77 men lost, 4 survivors none survived prison camp
USS Flier SS-250 - 8/13/1944 - Sunk by enemy mines, 78 men lost, 8 survivors
USS Harder SS-257 - 8/24/1944 - Sunk by surface craft 79 men lost
USS Seawolf SS-197 - 10/03/1944 - Sunk by friendly, 83 men lost plus
destroyers 17 Army personnel
USS Escolar SS-294 - 10/17/1944 - Sunk by enemy mines, 82 men lost
USS Darter SS-227 - 10/24/1944 - Ran aground, 0 men lost
USS Shark II SS-314 - 10/24/1944 - Sunk by surface craft, 87 men lost
USS Tang SS-306 - 10/25/1944 - Sunk by own torpedo, 78 men lost, 9 survivors taken prisoner
USS Albacore SS-218 -11/07/1944 - Sunk by enemy mines, 85 men lost
USS Growler SS-215 - 11/08/1944 - Sunk cause unknown, 85 men lost
USS Scamp SS-277 - 11/09/1944 - Sunk by surface craft and aerial bombs, 83 men losts
USS Swordfish SS-193 -1/12/1945 - Sunk cause unknown, 89 men lost
USS Barbel SS-316 - 2/04/1945 - Sunk by aerial bombs, 81 men lost
USS Kete SS-369 - 3/20/1945 - Sunk cause unknown, 87 men lost
USS Trigger SS-237 - 3/26/1945 - Sunk by surface craft and aerial bombs, 89 men lost
USS Snook SS-279 - 4/08/1945 - Sunk cause unknown, 84 men lost
USS Lagarto SS-371 - 5/03/1945 - Sunk by surface craft, 86 men lost
USS Bonefish SS-223 - 6/18/1945 - Sunk by surface craft, 85 men lost
USS Bullhead SS-332 - 8/06/1945 - Sunk by aerial bombs, 84 men lost
THE LOST BOATS OF WORLD WAR ll
USS Sealion SS-195 - 12/10/1941 Sunk by aerial bombs 5 men lost.
S-36 SS-141 - 1/20/1942 - Ran aground 0 men lost
S-26 SS-131 - 1/24/1942 - Rammed by escort, 46 men lost, 2 survivors
USS Shark I SS-174 - 2/11/1942 - Sunk by surface craft, 59 men lost
USS Perch SS-176 - 3/03/1942 - Sunk by surface craft, 11 men lost. All taken prisoner 6 died in prisoner of war camp.
S-27 SS-132 - 6/19/1942 - Ran aground 0 men lost
USS Grunion SS-216 - 7/30/1942 - Sunk cause unknown 70 men lost
S-39 SS-144 - 8/16/1942 - Ran aground 0 men lost
USS Argonaut SS-166 - 1/10/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 102 men lost
USS Amberjack SS-219 - 2/16/1943 - Sunk by surface craf,t 74 men lost
and aerial bombs
USS Grampus SS-207 - 3/05/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 71 men lost
USS Triton SS-201 - 3/15/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 74 men lost
USS Pickerel SS-177 - 4/03/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 74 men lost
USS Grenadier SS-210 Sunk by aerial bomb,s 4 men lost. All taken prisoner
4 died in prisoner of war camp.
USS Runner SS-275 -5/28/1943 - Sunk by enemy mines, 78 men lost
R-12 SS-89 - 6/12/1943 - Sunk cause unknown, 42 men lost, 3 survivors
USS Pompano SS-181 - 8/29/1943 - Sunk by enemy mines, 77 men lost
USS Grayling SS-209 - 9/12/1943 Sunk cause unknown, 76 men lost
USS Cisco SS-290 - 9/28/1943 - Sunk by surface craft and aerial bombs, 76 men lost
S-44 SS-155 - 10/07/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 56 men lost, 2 survivors
taken prisoner
USS Wahoo SS-238 - 10/11/1943 - Sunk by aerial bombs 80 men lost
USS Dorado SS-248 - 10/12/1943 - Sunk by friendly aircraft, 77 men lost
USS Corvina SS-226 - 11/16/1943 - Sunk by enemy sub, 82 men lost
USS Sculpin SS-191 - 11/19/1943 - Sunk by surface craft, 63 men lost, 20 of the 63 men died as POWs when IJN Chuyo was sunk by USS Sailfish on December 3, 1943.
USS Capelin SS-289 - 11/23/1043 - Sunk by surface craft, 78 men lost
USS Scorpion SS-278 - 1/05/1944 - Sunk by enemy mines, 77 men lost
USS Grayback SS-208 - 2/26/1944 - Sunk by surface craft and aerial bombs, 80 men lost
USS Trout SS-202 - 2/29/1944 - Sunk by surface craft, 81 men lost
USS Tullibee SS-284 - 3/26/1944 - Sunk by own torpedo, 80 men lost, 1 surivor
taken prisoner
USS Gudgeon SS-211 - 4/07/1944 - Sunk by surface craft and aerial bombs, 79 men losts. Two additional men were killed in non-sinking events on board.
USS Herring SS-233 - Sunk by surface craft, 83 men lost. One man, Louis Hill Jones, drowned at Midway on January 26, 1944.
USS Golet SS-361 - Sunk by surface craft 82 men lost
S-28 SS-133 - 7/04/1944 - Sunk cause unknown 50 men lost
USS Robalo SS-273 - 7/26/1944 - Sunk by enemy mines, 77 men lost, 4 survivors none survived prison camp
USS Flier SS-250 - 8/13/1944 - Sunk by enemy mines, 78 men lost, 8 survivors
USS Harder SS-257 - 8/24/1944 - Sunk by surface craft 79 men lost
USS Seawolf SS-197 - 10/03/1944 - Sunk by friendly, 83 men lost plus
destroyers 17 Army personnel
USS Escolar SS-294 - 10/17/1944 - Sunk by enemy mines, 82 men lost
USS Darter SS-227 - 10/24/1944 - Ran aground, 0 men lost
USS Shark II SS-314 - 10/24/1944 - Sunk by surface craft, 87 men lost
USS Tang SS-306 - 10/25/1944 - Sunk by own torpedo, 78 men lost, 9 survivors taken prisoner
USS Albacore SS-218 -11/07/1944 - Sunk by enemy mines, 85 men lost
USS Growler SS-215 - 11/08/1944 - Sunk cause unknown, 85 men lost
USS Scamp SS-277 - 11/09/1944 - Sunk by surface craft and aerial bombs, 83 men losts
USS Swordfish SS-193 -1/12/1945 - Sunk cause unknown, 89 men lost
USS Barbel SS-316 - 2/04/1945 - Sunk by aerial bombs, 81 men lost
USS Kete SS-369 - 3/20/1945 - Sunk cause unknown, 87 men lost
USS Trigger SS-237 - 3/26/1945 - Sunk by surface craft and aerial bombs, 89 men lost
USS Snook SS-279 - 4/08/1945 - Sunk cause unknown, 84 men lost
USS Lagarto SS-371 - 5/03/1945 - Sunk by surface craft, 86 men lost
USS Bonefish SS-223 - 6/18/1945 - Sunk by surface craft, 85 men lost
USS Bullhead SS-332 - 8/06/1945 - Sunk by aerial bombs, 84 men lost
