UNITED STATES SUBMARINE LOSSESThe decisive role played by the Silent Service during WW II is often overlooked, or the significance of their contribution is not fully understood. The Submarine Service represented only 1.6% of all Navy personnel during the war but they accounted for over 55% of all Japanese ships sunk, including one-third of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Submariners paid a high price for this accomplishment, however, with the highest percentage causality rate of any branch of the service, almost 23%. Fifty-two U.S. submarines were lost during WW II with over 3,500 men. Many additional men were lost either from gunfire or tragic mishap. It should always be remembered that these men were all volunteers. Below is a list of each of the fifty-two submarines lost during WW II. Click on a submarine to see a list of the personnel lost on each submarine. Other U.S. Submarine Losses follow the WW II list. Submarines Lost on Patrol During World War II1941 USS SEALION (SS-195) 1942 USS S-36 (SS-141) USS S-26 (SS-131) USS SHARK (SS-174) USS PERCH (SS-176) USS S-27 (SS-132) USS S-39 (SS-144) USS GRUNION (SS-216) 1943 USS ARGONAUT (SS-166) USS AMBERJACK (SS-219) USS GRAMPUS (SS-207) USS TRITON (SS-201) USS PICKEREL (SS-177) USS GRENADIER (SS-210) USS RUNNER (SS-275) USS R-12 (SS-89) USS GRAYLING (SS-209) USS POMPANO (SS-181) USS CISCO (SS-290) USS S-44 (SS-155) USS DORADO (SS-248) USS WAHOO (SS-238) USS CORVINA (SS-226) USS SCULPIN (SS-191) USS CAPELIN (SS-289) 1944 USS SCORPION (SS-278) USS GRAYBACK (SS-208) USS TROUT (SS-202) USS TULIBEE (SS-284) USS GUDGEON (SS-211) USS HERRING (SS-233) USS GOLET (SS-361) USS S-28 (SS-133) USS ROBALO (SS-273) USS FLIER (SS-250) USS HARDER (SS-257) USS SEAWOLF (SS-197) USS SHARK II (SS-314) USS TANG (SS-306) USS ESCOLAR (SS-294) USS ALBACORE (SS-218) USS GROWLER (SS-215) USS DARTER (SS-227) USS SCAMP (SS-277) 1945 USS SWORDFISH (SS-193) USS BARBEL (SS-316) USS KETE (SS-369) USS TRIGGER (SS-237) USS SNOOK (SS-279) USS LAGARTO (SS-371) USS BONEFISH (SS-223) USS BULLHEAD (SS-332) ADDITIONAL WW II SUBMARINE PERSONNEL LOSSES Other U.S. Submarine Losses1915 - USS F-4 [ex-SKATE I] (SS-23), 21 Men 1917 - USS F-1 [ex-CARP] (SS-20), 19 Men 1919 - USS G-2 (SS-27), 3 Men 1920 - USS H-1 [ex-SEAWOLF] (SS-28), 4 Men 1923 - USS O-5 (SS-66), 3 Men 1925 - USS S-51 (SS-162), 32 Men 1927 - USS S-4 (SS-109), 38 Men 1939 - USS SQUALUS (SS-192), 26 Men 1941 - USS O-9 (SS-70), 32 Men 1963 - USS THRESHER (SSN-593), 129 Men 1968 - USS SCORPION (SSN-589), 99 Men
There have also been tragic mishaps that have taken the lives of submariners outside of WW II in the service of their country which include:
USS GUITARO (SS-363), 1 Man, TBA The WW II lists were first transcribed from "U.S. Submarine Losses of World War II", 1963 edition. They were later corrected from the research results of Aldona Sendzikas during the 1990s. Extensive revision, including full names, dates and research results from Naval Personnel records that where recently declassified was provided in 2011 by Charles R. Hinman. For an even more up to date listing, and more details on most of the men, who was included, etc. please see his site: http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/. Please note that in some cases the boat was lost but the men where rescued. If there are records of their death during the war their names were included with the lost boat. In other cases they were crew of the boat, but on leave at the time of the loss of the boat, again if they died during the war an attempt was made to include them with their boat. The Additional Losses page includes the men that died without the loss of a boat. The non-WW II lists were first provided by Jim Christley. All the lists have been transcribed and in some cases updated by the webmaster who remains responsible for any errors.
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