US SUBMARINES LOST
DURING WORLD WAR II


I can assure you that they went down fighting and that their brothers who survived them took a grim toll of our savage enemy to avenge their deaths.

Vice Admiral C.A. Lockwood, Jr. Commander Submarine Force, 1943-1946


3,617 Submariners paid the ultimate sacrifice that we may enjoy our freedom. Let us not forget them.


Boat Date Lost Boat Date Lost
USS SEALION (SS-195) 10-Dec-41 USS S-36 (SS141) 20-Jan-42
USS S-26 (SS131) 24-Jan-42 USS SHARK I (SS-174) 11-Feb-42
USS PERCH (SS-176) 3-Mar-42 USS S-27 (SS132) 19-Jun-42
USS GRUNION (SS-216) 30-Jul-42 USS S-39 (SS-144) 13-Aug-42
USS ARGONAUT(SS-166) 16-Feb-43 USS AMBERJACK (SS-219) 16-Feb-43
USS GRAMPUS (SS-207) 5-Mar-43 USS TRITON (SS-201) 15-Mar-43
USS PICKEREL (SS-177 3-Apr-43 USS GRENADIER (SS-210) 22-Apr-43
USS RUNNER (SS-275) 28-May-43 USS R-12 (SS-89) 12-Jun-43
USS POMPANO (SS-181) 29-Aug-43 USS GRAYLING (SS-209) 30-Sep-43
USS CISCO (SS-290) 28-Sep-43 USS S-44 (SS-155) 7-Oct-43
USS WAHOO (SS-238) 11-Oct-43 USS DORADO (SS-248) 12-Oct-43
USS CORVINA (SS-226) 16-Nov-43 USS SCULPIN (SS-191) 19-Nov-43
USS CAPELIN (SS-289) 23-Nov-43 USS SCORPION (SS-278) 5-Jan-44
USS GRAYBACK (SS-208) 26-Feb-44 USS TROUT (SS-202) 29-Feb-44
USS TULLIBEE (SS-284) 26-Mar-44 USS GUDGEON (SS-211) 7-Apr-44
USS HERRING (SS-233) 1-Jun-44 USS GOLET (SS-361) 14-Jun-44
USS S-28 (SS-133) 4-Jul-44 USS ROBALO (SS-273) 26-Jul-44
USS FLIER (SS-250) 13-Aug-44 USS HARDER (SS-257) 24-Aug-44
USS SEAWOLF (SS-197) 3-Oct-44 USS ESCOLAR (SS-294) 17-Oct-44
USS DARTER (SS227) 24-Oct44 USS SHARK II (SS-314) 24-Oct-44
USS TANG (SS-306) 25-Oct-44 USS ALBACORE (SS-218) 7-Nov-44
USS GROWLER (SS-215) 8-Nov-44 USS SCAMP (SS-277) 9-Nov-44
USS SWORDFISH (SS-193) 12-Jan-45 USS BARBEL (SS-316) 4-Feb-45
USS KETE (SS-369) 20-Mar-45 USS TRIGGER (SS-237) 22-Mar-45
USS SNOOK (SS-279) 8-Apr-45 USS LAGARTO (SS-371) 3-May-45
USS BONEFISH (SS-223) 18-Jun-45 USS BULLHEAD (SS332) 6-Aug-45



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