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 |