Rare....
but...
USS Thresher?
Sorry NAKID
but we have lost a few...
Submarine Lost Through Enemy Action
Date of Loss Casualties
Shark (SS-174) 11 Feb 42 58 killed
Sunk by Japanese destroyer Yamakaze; Makassar Strait, 120
miles east of Menado, Celebes.
Perch (SS-176) 3 Mar 42 59 POWs, 6 later died
Scuttled after severe damage from Japanese destroyers Ushio
and Sazanami.
Grunion (SS-216) 31 Jul 42 70 killed
Sunk by gunfire from torpedoed Japanese transport Kashima Maru;
10 miles north Segula, near Kiska Island, Aleutians.
Argonaut (APS-1) 10 Jan 43 105 killed
Sunk by aircraft (582d Kokutai) and Japanese destroyers Isokaze
and Maikaze southeast of New Britain in Solomon Sea.
Amberjack (SS-219) 14 Feb 43 74 killed
Probably sunk by combined efforts of a Japanese seaplane
(958th Kokutai), torpedo boat Hiyodori, and submarine chaser Ch 18
off Cape St. George, New Britain.
Grampus (SS-207) Feb or Mar 43 71 killed
Sunk either by Japanese naval aircraft (958th Kokutai) southeast
of New Britain on 19 February or by destroyer Minegumo in Blackett
Strait on the night of 5-6 March.
Triton (SS-201) 15 Mar 43 74 killed
Sunk either by Japanese destroyer Satsuki or submarine chaser Ch 24
north of Admiralty Islands.
Pickerel (SS-177) 3 Apr 43 74 killed
Sunk by Japanese minelayer Shirakami and auxiliary subchaser
Bunzan Maru off northern Honshu, Japan.
Grenadier (SS-210) 22 Apr 43 76 POWs, 4 later died
Scuttled after Japanese seaplane attacks (936 Kokutai) damaged
the boat the previous day, off Penang, Malaysia.
Runner (SS-275) Jun 43 78 killed
Unknown, possibly a Japanese mine or combined air and surface
attack off northeastern Honshu, Japan.
Pompano (SS-181) Aug or Sep 43 76 killed
Unknown, possibly a Japanese mine or combined air and surface
attack off northeastern Honshu, Japan.
Grayling (SS-209) 9 Sep 43 76 killed
Probably rammed and sunk by Japanese transport Hokuan Maru,
South China Sea west of Luzon.
Cisco (SS-290) 28 Sep 43 76 killed
Sunk by Japanese observation seaplane (945th Kokutai) and gunboat
Karatsu [ex-U.S. river gunboat Luzon (PR-7)] in Sulu Sea off Panay
Island.
S 44 (SS-155) 7 Oct 43 55 killed
Lost to Japanese escort destroyer Ishigaki, northeast Araito Island
off Kamchatka.
Dorado (SS-248) Oct 43 76 killed
Unknown, either accidently bombed and sunk by friendly
Guantanamo-based flying boat on 13 October or sunk by a
German submarine mine in the West Indies.
Wahoo (SS-238) 11 Oct 43 80 killed
Sunk by Japanese naval aircraft, submarine chasers Ch 15 and Ch 43,
and minesweeper W.18 in La Perouse Strait off Japan.
Corvina (SS-226) 16 Nov 43 82 killed
Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I 176 south of Truk.
Capelin (SS-289) Nov 43 78 killed
Sunk by unknown causes, either Japanese aircraft (934 Kokutai)
and minelayer Wanatake, a Japanese mine in the northern Celebes,
or perhaps a hull defect reported prior to her departure from
Darwin.
Sculpin (SS-191) 19 Nov 43 12 killed, 51 POWs
Damaged by Japanese destroyer Yamagumo and later scuttled north
of Truk.
Scorpion (SS-278) Jan 44 76 killed
Unknown, probably a Japanese mine in Yellow or East China Sea.
Grayback (SS-208) 27 Feb 44 80 killed
Probably succumbed to damage inflicted by land-based Japanese
naval aircraft suffered the day before in the East China Sea.
Trout (SS-202) 29 Feb 44 81 killed
Most likely sunk by Japanese destroyer Asashimo in Philippine Sea.
Gudgeon (SS-211) 18 April 44 78 killed
Probably sunk by Japanese naval aircraft (901st Kokutai)
southwest of Iwo Jima.
Herring (SS-233) 1 Jun 44 84 killed
Sunk by Japanese Army shore battery (Guards Division 52)
off Matsuwa Island, Kuriles.
Golet (SS-361) 14 Jun 44 82 killed
Probably sunk by Japanese guardboat Miya Maru, auxiliary
submarine chaser Bunzan Maru, and naval aircraft off northern
Honshu, Japan.
Robalo (SS-273) 26 Jul 44 74 killed, 4 POWs
Sunk by a mine off western Palawan, Philippines.
Flier (SS-250) 13 Aug 44 78 killed
Sunk by a Japanese mine south of Palawan in Balabac Strait.
Harder (SS-257) 24 Aug 44 79 killed
Sunk by Japanese Coast Defense Vessel No. 22 off west coast of
Luzon, Philippines.
Escolar (SS-294) 17 Oct 44 82 killed
Possibly sunk by a Japanese mine in the Yellow Sea.
Shark (SS-314) 24 Oct 44 87 killed
Sunk by Japanese depth charges from Harukaze, South China Sea
west of Luzon.
Albacore (SS-218) 7 Nov 44 86 killed
Possible Japanese mine off northern tip of Honshu, Japan.
Growler (SS-215) 8 Nov 44 85 killed
Probably sunk by Japanese destroyer Shigure, escort vessel
Chiburi, and Coast Defense Vessel No. 19 off Mindoro.
Scamp (SS-277) 11 Nov 44 83 killed
Sunk by Japanese naval aircraft and Coast Defense Vessel No.4
in Tokyo Bay area.
Swordfish (SS-193) Jan 45 89 killed
Possibly sunk by Japanese Coast Defense Vessel No. 4 on 5
January or sunk by a mine off Okinawa on 9 January.
Barbel (SS-316) 4 Feb 45 81 killed
Sunk by Japanese naval aircraft in South China Sea in Palawan
Passage.
Kete (SS-369) 20 Mar 45 87 killed
Probably sunk by a mine or a Japanese submarine (perhaps RO 41)
east of Okinawa.
Trigger (SS-237) 28 Mar 45 89 killed
Sunk by Japanese patrol vessel Mikura, Coast Defense Vessel No.33,
and Coast Defense Vessel No. 59 in the Nansei Soto.
Snook (SS-279) 9 Apr 45 84 killed
Probably sunk by a combination of Japanese naval aircraft (256th,
453rd, and 951st Kokutais); escort vessel Okinawa, Coast Defense
Vessel No. 8 , Coast Defense Vessel No. 32 , and Coast Defense
Vessel No. 52; and/or submarine I-56 in the Nansei Soto.
Lagarto (SS-371) 3 May 45 85 killed
Sunk by Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka in Gulf of Siam.
Bonefish (SS-223) 18 Jun 45 85 killed
Sunk by combined efforts of escort destroyer Okinawa, Coast
Defense Vessel No. 63, Coast Defense Vessel No. 75, Coast
Defense Vessel No. 158, and Coast Defense Vessel No. 207
off southern coast of Honshu, Japan.
Bullhead (SS-332) 6 Aug 45 84 killed
Probably sunk by Japanese Army aircraft (73rd Chitai) off
Bali in the Java Sea.
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Submarines Lost Through Accidents and Perils of the Sea
Date of Loss Casualties
F 4 (SS-23) 25 Mar 15 21 died
Sunk after a battery explosion off Honolulu, Hawaii.
F 1 (SS-20) 16 Dec 17 19 died
Sunk after collision with USS F 3 (SS-22) off San Diego,
California.
G 2 (SS-27) 30 Jul 19 3 died
Foundered and sunk in Long Island Sound.
H 1 (SS-28) 12 Mar 20 4 died
Foundered and sunk off Santa Margarita Island, California.
O 5 (SS-66) 20 Oct 23 3 died
Rammed and sunk by United Fruit steamer Abangarez in Limon
Bay, Canal Zone.
S 51 (SS-162) 25 Sep 25 33 died
Sunk after collision with steamer City of Rome off Block Island,
Rhode Island.
Squalus (SS-192) 23 May 39 26 died
Foundered off Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
O-9 (SS-70) 20 Jun 41 33 died
Foundered during deep submergence tests off New London,
Connecticut.
S-26 (SS-131) 24 Jan 42 46 died
Sunk after collision with USS PC-460 in Gulf of Panama.
R-12 (SS-89) 12 Jun 43 42 died
Foundered after battery flooded while off Key West, Florida.
Tullibee (SS-284) 26 Mar 44 79 died
Accidentally sunk by circular run of own torpedo off Palau Islands.
S-28 (SS-133) 4 Jun 44 50 died
Lost during ASW exercises off the Hawaiian Islands.
Seawolf (SS-197) 3 Oct 44 99 died
Accidentally sunk by naval aircraft from USS Midway (CVE-63) and
USS Richard M. Rowell (DE-403) off Morotai Island.
Darter (SS-227) 24 Oct 44 0 died
Ran aground on Bombay Shoal, Palawan Passage; later scuttled
by USS Nautilus (SS-168) and USS Dace (SS-247).
Tang (SS-306) 24 Oct 44 78 died, 9 POWs
Accidentally sunk by circular run of own torpedo in Formosa Strait.
Cochino (SS-345) 26 Aug 49 1 died
Foundered after a battery explosion during a severe storm off
northern Norway.
Thresher (SSN-593) 10 Apr 63 129 died
Sank after a possible piping failure during deep submergence
tests off New England coast.
Scorpion (SSN-589) 27 May 68 99 died
Loss not ascertainable; most probable inadvertent activation
of battery of torpedo resulting in a possible "hot run" torpedo
detonation off Azores.
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Selected Submarine Accidents/Damage From Enemy Action
Grampus (later A3) 10 Dec 10 1 died
Main engine fuel explosion.
E2 (SS-25) 15 Jan 16 4 died
Battery explosion while in New York Navy Yard.
G2 (SS-27) 30 Jul 19 3 died
Sank at moorings off New London, Connecticut.
H1 (SS-28) 12 Mar 20 4 died
Aground and later sunk off Santa Margarita Island, California.
S37 (SS-142) 10 Oct 23 3 died
Battery explosion in harbor at San Pedro, California.
S49 (SS-160) 20 Apr 26 4 died
Battery explosion at Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut.
S4 (SS-109) 17 Dec 27 39 died
Rammed off Provincetown, Massachusetts, by Coast Guard
cutter Paulding. Later salvaged.
S34 (SS-139) 11 Jan 34 1 died
Accidental signal cartridge explosion.
Seadragon (SS-194) 10 Dec 41 1 killed
Slightly damaged by a bomb during Japanese air attack
(Takao and 1st Kokutais) on Cavite Navy Yard, Philippine
Islands.
Sealion (SS-195) 10 Dec 41 4 killed
Severely damaged by two bombs during Japanese air attack
(Takao and 1st Kokutais) on Cavite Navy Yard, Philippine
Islands; later scuttled on 25 December.
Bass (SS-164) 17 Aug 42 25 died
Fire in after battery room asphyxiates part of the crew.
Tusk (SS-426) 26 Aug 49 6 died
Crew members washed overboard while rescuing crew of fire
damaged USS Cochino (SS-345) in the Norwegian Sea.
Sargo (SSN-583) 14 Jun 60 1 died
Oxygen feedline fire and explosion in after torpedo room;
blaze extinguished by submerging in Pearl Harbor with
compartment sealed and stern torpedo hatch open.
Guitarro (SSN-665) 15 May 69 0 died
Sank at the pier at San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard,
Vallejo, California.
Bonefish (SS-582) 24 Apr 88 3 died
Battery fire and explosion while operating off Florida.
Barbel (SS-580) 1 May 89 2 drowned
Heavy waves wash three sailors from the deck of submarine
while operating off Kyushu, Japan. One sailor rescued.
