US Submarine Losses from 1900 to the Present
May the Almightly Lord God grant our wish that we
shall never have to add another name to this mournful list.
|
Hull
No. |
Name |
Date
of Loss |
Lost on
sub |
Note |
Lost
as/POW |
Circumstance |
Where |
1 |
(SS-23) |
F-4 |
March
24, 1915 |
19 |
|
|
Operating
Accident |
Off
Pearl Harbor, HI |
2 |
(SS-25) |
E-2 |
January
15, 1916 |
4 |
|
|
Battery
Explosion |
At
NY Shipyard |
3 |
(SS-20) |
F-1 |
December
17, 1917 |
19 |
|
|
Collision
with F3 |
In
the Pacific |
4 |
(SS-28) |
H-1 |
March
12, 1920 |
4 |
|
|
Grounding |
In
Magdalena Bay, Mexico |
5 |
(SS-110) |
S-5 |
September
01, 1920 |
None |
|
|
Operating
Accident |
Off
Delaware Capes |
6 |
(SS-66) |
O-5 |
October
29, 1923 |
3 |
|
|
Collision |
In
Gulf of Panama |
7 |
(SS-162) |
S-51 |
September
26, 1925 |
33 |
|
|
Collision
w/SS City of Rome |
Off
Block Island, NY |
8 |
(SS-109) |
S-4 |
December
17, 1927 |
40 |
|
|
Collision
w/USCG cutter |
Off
Cape Cod |
9 |
(SS-192) |
Squalus |
May
23, 1939 |
26 |
|
|
Flooding
accident. |
Off
New England Coast |
10 |
(SS-70) |
O-9 |
June
20, 1941 |
34 |
|
|
Flooding
Accident |
Off
New England Coast |
11 |
(SS-195) |
Sealion |
December
10, 1941 |
4 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Bombed
by Aircraft |
Cavite
Navy Yard PI |
12 |
(SS-141) |
S-36 |
January
20, 1942 |
None |
WWII
Loss |
|
Grounding |
In
Makassar Strait |
13 |
(SS-131) |
S-26 |
January
24, 1942 |
46 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Collision |
In
Gulf of Panama |
14 |
(SS-174) |
Shark |
February
11, 1942 |
59 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
In
Northern Celebes |
15 |
(SS-176) |
Perch |
March
03, 1942 |
0 |
WWII
Loss |
9 |
Scuttled/Enemy
Action |
In
the Java Sea |
16 |
(SS-132) |
S-27 |
June
19, 1942 |
None |
WWII
Loss |
|
Grounding |
Off
Amchitka Island |
17 |
(SS-216) |
Grunion |
July
30, 1942 |
70 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Probable
Enemy Action |
Off
Kiska Island |
18 |
(SS-144) |
S-39 |
August
01, 1942 |
None |
WWII
Loss |
|
Grounding |
Off
Louisiade Island |
19 |
(SS-166) |
Argonaut |
January
10, 1943 |
105 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
Off
New Britian Island |
20 |
(SS-219) |
Amberjack |
February
16, 1943 |
74 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
Off
Rabaul Island |
21 |
(SS-207) |
Grampus |
March
05, 1943 |
71 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
Probably
in Blackett Strait |
22 |
(SS-201) |
Triton |
March
15, 1943 |
74 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
North
of New Guinea |
23 |
(SS-177) |
Pickerel |
April
03, 1943 |
74 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
In
the Central Pacific |
24 |
(SS-210) |
Grenadier |
April
22, 1943 |
0 |
WWII
Loss |
4 |
Scuttled/Enemy
Action |
In
Indian Ocean off Malaya |
25 |
(SS-275) |
Runner |
June
01, 1943 |
78 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Probably
struck a Mine |
Off
east coast of Honshu |
26 |
(SS-89) |
R-12 |
June
12, 1943 |
42 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Flooding
Accident |
Off
Key West, FL |
27 |
(SS-209) |
Grayling |
9/09-12/1943
approx |
76 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Presumed
Enemy Action |
In
approaches to Manila |
28 |
(SS-181) |
Pompano |
9/1/1943
approx |
76 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
Off
east coast of Honshu |
29 |
(SS-290) |
Cisco |
September
28, 1943 |
76 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
West
of Mindanao |
30 |
(SS-155) |
S-44 |
October
07, 1943 |
55 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
Off
Kuriles Islands |
31 |
(SS-238) |
Wahoo |
October
11, 1943 |
80 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
In
La Perouse Strait |
32 |
(SS-248) |
Dorado |
October
12, 1943 |
76 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Probable
Friendly Fire |
Off
Cuba |
33 |
(SS-226) |
Corvina |
November
16, 1943 |
82 |
WWII
Loss |
|
By
Japanese Submarine |
Near
Truk Island |
34 |
(SS-191) |
Sculpin |
November
19, 1943 |
42 |
WWII
Loss |
21 |
Enemy
Action |
|
35 |
(SS-289) |
Capelin |
December
02, 1943 |
78 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
In
Celebes Sea |
36 |
(SS-278) |
Scorpion |
February
1944 approx |
76 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Probably
struck a mine |
In
Yellow Sea |
37 |
(SS-208) |
Grayback |
February
27, 1944 |
80 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Bombed
by Aircraft |
In
East China Sea |
38 |
(SS-202) |
Trout |
February
29, 1944 |
81 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
Nff
China Coast |
39 |
(SS-211) |
Gudgeon |
May
12/1944 approx |
78 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Probably
bombed by aircraft |
Near
Northern Marianas |
40 |
(SS-284) |
Tullibee |
March
26, 1944 |
79 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Circular
Torpedo run |
North
of Palau |
41 |
(SS-233) |
Herring |
June
01, 1944 |
84 |
WWII
Loss |
|
depth
charge attack |
Off
Masuwa Isl in Kuriles |
42 |
(SS-361) |
Golet |
June
14, 1944 |
82 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
Northeast
coast of Honshu |
43 |
(SS-133) |
S-28 |
July
03, 1944 |
50 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Operational
Accident |
Off
Pearl Harbor |
44 |
(SS-273) |
Robalo |
July
26, 1944 |
77 |
WWII
Loss |
4 |
Probably
struck a Mine |
Off
Palawan Island |
45 |
(SS-250) |
Flier |
August
13, 1944 |
78 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Probably
struck a Mine |
In
Balabac Strait, PI |
46 |
(SS-257) |
Harder |
August
24, 1944 |
79 |
WWII
Loss |
|
depth
charge attack |
Off
Mindoro |
47 |
(SS-197) |
Seawolf |
October
03, 1944 |
99 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Friendly
fire |
North
of New Guinea |
48 |
(SS-294) |
Escolar |
October,
1944 |
82 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Probably
struck a Mine |
In
Tsushima Straits |
49 |
(SS-227) |
Darter |
October
24, 1944 |
None |
WWII
Loss |
|
Grounding |
On
Bombay Shoals |
50 |
(SS-314) |
Shark
II |
October
24, 1944 |
87 |
WWII
Loss |
|
depth
charge attack |
South
of Formosa |
51 |
(SS-306) |
Tang |
October
24, 1944 |
78 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Circular
run of own Torpedo |
Off
China Coast |
52 |
(SS-218) |
Albacore |
November
07, 1944 |
86 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Probably
struck a Mine |
Northeast
of Honshu |
53 |
(SS-215) |
Growler |
November
08, 1944 |
85 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Probable
Enemy Action |
West
of Philippines |
54 |
(SS-277) |
Scamp |
11/11/1944
approx |
83 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
Near
Bonins Islands |
55 |
(SS-193) |
Swordfish |
January
12, 1945 |
89 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Enemy
Action |
Near
Okinawa |
56 |
(SS-316) |
Barbel |
February
04, 1945 |
81 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Aircraft
Enemy Action |
Near
Palawan |
57 |
(SS-369) |
Kete |
3/20/1945
approx |
87 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Probable
Enemy Action |
near
Okinawa |
58 |
(SS-237) |
Trigger |
March
28, 1945 |
89 |
WWII
Loss |
|
depth
charge attack |
East
China Sea |
59 |
(SS-279) |
Snook |
April
08, 1945 |
84 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Presumed
Enemy Action |
East
China Sea |
60 |
(SS-371) |
Lagarto |
May
03, 1945 |
85 |
WWII
Loss |
|
depth
charge attack |
In
Gulf of Siam |
61 |
(SS-223) |
Bonefish |
June
18, 1945 |
85 |
WWII
Loss |
|
depth
charge attack |
In
Toyama Wan |
62 |
(SS-332) |
Bullhead |
August
06, 1945 |
84 |
WWII
Loss |
|
Bombed
by Aircraft |
Near
Bali |
63 |
(SS-345) |
Cochino |
August
26, 1949 |
1 |
|
|
Battery
well fire |
Off
coast of Norway |
64 |
(SS-415) |
Stickleback |
May
30, 1958 |
None |
|
|
Collision
w/Destroyer |
Off
Hawaii |
65 |
(SSN-593) |
Thresher |
April
10, 1963 |
129 |
|
|
Operational
Accident |
Off
New England |
66 |
(SSN-589) |
Scorpion |
May
22, 1968 |
99 |
|
|
Operational
Accident |
Near
Azores |