In Memory of the 52 submarines lost in WWII - …

1 In Memory of the 52 submarines lost in wwii ..273 submarines patrolled against the enemy during world war II. Although they comprised less than of the total Navy strength, they caused more than half of Japan s sea losses ( ). These sinkings, which took almost half a million Japanese lives, however, were made at the heaviest relative cost of American lives of any branch of the Armed Services. One out of every seven American submariners died for a total 3,505 officers and enlissted men. The service lost one out of every five submarines : 52 sunk or missing presumed lost . Warren L. Nelsen, President, submarine Vetrans of World War Two12/10/1941 SealionSS-195 Sunk by aerial bombs4 men lost1/20/1942S-36SS-141 Ran aground0 men lost1/24/1942S-26SS-131 Rammed by escort46 men lost , 2 survivors2/11/1942 Shark ISS-174 Sunk by surface craft58 men lost3/03/1942 PerchSS-176 Sunk by surface craft11 men lost . All taken prisoner8 died in prisoner of war aground0 men lost7/30/1942 GrunionSS-216 Sunk cause unknown70 men lost8/16/1942S-39SS-144 Ran aground0 men lost1/10/1943 ArgonautSS-166 Sunk by surface craft105 men lost2/16/1943 AmberjackSS-219 Sunk by surface craft 74 men lostand aerial bombs3/05/1943 GrampusSS-207 Sunk by surface craft71 men lost3/15/1943 TritonSS-201 Sunk by surface craft74 men lost4/03/1943 PickerelSS-177 Sunk by surface craft74 men lost4/22/1943 GrenadierSS-210 Sunk by aerial bombs4 men lost .

2 All taken prisoner4 died in prisoner of war by enemy mines78 men lost6/12/1943R-12SS-89 Sunk cause unknown42 men lost , 3 survivors8/29/1943 PompanoSS-181 Sunk by enemy mines76 men lost9/12/1943 GraylingSS-209 Sunk cause unknown76 men lost9/28/1943 CiscoSS-290 Sunk by surface craft 76 men lostand aerial bombs10/07/1943S-44SS-155 Sunk by surface craft55 men lost , 2 survivors taken prisoner10/11/1943 WahooSS-238 Sunk by aerial bombs80 men lost10/12/1943 DoradoSS-248 Sunk by friendly aircraft 76 men lost11/16/1943 CorvinaSS-226 Sunk by enemy sub82 men lost11/19/1943 SculpinSS-191 Sunk by surface craft63 men lost , 21 survivors taken prisoner11/23/1043 CapelinSS-289 Sunk by surface craft78 men lost1/05/1944 ScorpionSS-278 Sunk by enemy mines76 men lost2/26/1944 GraybackSS-208 Sunk by surface craft 80 men lostand aerial bombs2/29/1944 TroutSS-202 Sunk by surface craft81 men lost3/26/1944 TullibeeSS-284 Sunk by own torpedo79 men lost , 1 survivortaken prisoner4/07/1944 GudgeonSS-211 Sunk by surface craft78 men lostand aerial bombs6/01/1944 HerringSS-233 Sunk by surface craft84 men lost6/14/1944 GoletSS-361 Sunk by surface craft82 men lost7/04/1944S-28SS-133 Sunk cause unknown52 men lost7/26/1944 RobaloSS-273 Sunk by enemy mines77 men lost , 4 survivorsnone survived prison camp8/13/1944 FlierSS-250 Sunk by enemy mines78 men lost , 8 survivors8/24/1944 HarderSS-257 Sunk by surface craft79 men lost10/03/1944 SeawolfSS-197 Sunk by friendly 79 men lost plus destroyers17 Army personnel10/17/1944 EscolarSS-294 Sunk by enemy mines80 men lost10/24/1944 DarterSS-227 Ran aground0 men lost10/24/1944 Shark IISS-314 Sunk by surface craft87 men lost10/25/1944 TangSS-306 Sunk by own torpedo78 men lost .

3 9 survivorstaken prisoner11/07/1944 AlbacoreSS-218 Sunk by enemy mines86 men lost11/08/1944 GrowlerSS-215 Sunk cause unknown85 men lost11/09/1944 ScampSS-277 Sunk by surface craft83 men lostand aerial bombs1/12/1945 SwordfishSS-193 Sunk cause unknown85 men lost2/04/1945 BarbelSS-316 Sunk by aerial bombs81 men lost3/20/1945 KeteSS-369 Sunk cause unknown87 men lost3/26/1945 TriggerSS-237 Sunk by surface craft89 men lostand aerial bombs4/08/1945 SnookSS-279 Sunk cause unknown84 men lost5/03/1945 LagartoSS-371 Sunk by surface craft85 men lost6/18/1945 BonefishSS-223 Sunk by surface craft85 men lost8/06/1945 BullheadSS-332 Sunk by aerial bombs84 men lost