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


Near Truk Island

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

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