Boat |
Class |
Boat ID |
Construction Yard |
Launch Date |
War Patrols |
Pres. Unit Cit. |
Bat. Stars |
Date Lost |
Reason for Loss |
Miscellaneous Comments |
Albacore |
Gato |
SS-218 |
EB Groton |
17 Feb 42 |
10 |
4 |
9 |
7 Nov 44 |
Mine |
|
Amberjack |
Gato |
SS-219 |
EB Groton |
6 Mar 42 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
16 Feb 43 |
Depth Charges |
|
Argonaut (formerly V4) |
V |
SF-7 SM-1 APS-1 |
Portsmouth |
10 Nov 27 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
10 Jan 43 |
Depth Charges & Artillery |
Largest non-nuclear sub launched by US |
Barbel |
Balao |
SS-316 |
EB Groton |
14 Nov 43 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
4 Feb 45 |
Bombs |
|
Bonefish |
Gato |
SS-223 |
EB Groton |
7 May 43 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
19 Jun 45 |
Depth Charges |
|
Capelin |
Balao |
SS-289 |
Portsmouth |
20 Jan 43 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 Dec 43 |
Mine |
|
Cisco |
Balao |
SS-290 |
Portsmouth |
24 Dec 42 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28 Sep 43 |
Bombs & Depth charges |
|
Cochino |
Balao |
SS-345 |
EB Groton |
20 Apr 45 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 Jul 49 |
Battery Explosions |
|
Corvina |
Gato |
SS-226 |
EB Groton |
9 May 43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 Nov 43 |
Japanese sub torpedo |
|
Darter |
Gato |
SS-227 |
EB Groton |
6 Jun 43 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
24 Oct 44 |
Ran aground |
|
Dorado |
Gato |
SS-248 |
EB Groton |
23 May 43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 Oct 43 |
Bomb or mine |
|
Escolar |
Balao |
SS-294 |
Cramp, Philadelphia |
18 Apr 43 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
17 Oct 44 |
Mine |
|
F-1 (formerly, Carp) |
F |
SS-20 |
Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
6 Sep 11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 Dec 17 |
Collision with F-3, SS-22) |
|
F-4 (formerly, Skate) |
F |
SS-23 |
Moran Brothers, Seattle |
6 Jan 12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 Mar 15 |
Sea water seepage into battery compartment |
|
Flier |
Gato |
SS-250 |
EB Groton |
11 Jul 43 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 Aug 44 |
Mine |
|
Golet |
Gato |
SS-361 |
Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Manitowoc, WI |
1 Aug 43 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14 Jun 44 |
Depth charges |
|
Grampus |
Tambor |
SS-207 |
EB Groton |
23 Dec 40 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
5 Mar 43 |
Depth charges |
|
Grayback |
Tambor |
SS-208 |
EB Groton |
31 Jan 41 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
27 Feb 44 |
Bombs & depth charges |
|
Grayling |
Tambor |
SS-209 |
Portsmouth |
4 Sep 40 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
9 Sep 43 |
Run over by enemy cargo ship in shallow water |
Adm. Nimitz assumed command US Pacific Fleet 31 Dec 41 on board |
Grenadier |
Tambor |
SS-210 |
Portsmouth |
29 Nov 40 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
22 Apr 43 |
Damaged by bombs, then scuttled |
|
Growler |
Gato |
SS-215 |
EB Groton |
2 Nov 41 |
11 |
0 |
8 |
8 Nov 44 |
Depth charges |
|
Grunion |
Gato |
SS-216 |
EB Groton |
22 Dec 41 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
30 Jul 42 |
Artillery |
|
Gudgeon |
Tambor |
SS-211 |
Mare Island |
25 Jan 41 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
18 Apr 44 |
Depth charges |
|
H-1 (formerly, Seawolf) |
H |
SS-28 |
Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
6 May 13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 Mar 20 |
Ran aground |
|
Harder |
Gato |
SS-257 |
EB Groton |
19 Aug 42 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
24 Aug 44 |
Depth charges |
Commander Samuel Dealey was posthumously awarded Medal of Honor |
Herring |
Herring |
SS-233 |
Portsmouth |
15 Jan 42 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
1 Jun 44 |
Artillery |
|
Kete |
Balao |
SS-369 |
Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Manitowoc, WI |
9 Apr 44 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
20 Mar 45 |
Unknown |
|
Lagarto |
Balao |
SS-371 |
Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Manitowoc, WI |
28 May 44 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 May 45 |
Depth charges |
|
O-5 |
O |
SS-66 |
Fore River Plant, Quincy, MA |
11 Nov 17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 Oct 23 |
Rammed by friendly cargo ship |
Crewmember Henry Brealt awarded Megal of Honor |
O-9 |
O |
SS-70 |
Fore River Plant, Quincy, MA |
27 Jan 18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 Jun 41 |
Exceeded 200 foot crush depth |
|
Perch |
Porpoise |
SS-176 |
EB Groton |
9 May 36 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 Mar 42 |
Damaged by depth charges, scuttled |
Lieutenant Schacht awarded Navy Cross |
Pickerel |
Porpoise |
SS-177 |
EB Groton |
7 Jul 36 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 Apr 43 |
Bombs, depth charges |
|
Pompano |
Porpoise |
SS-181 |
Mare Island |
11 Mar 37 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
25 Sep 43 |
Mine |
|
R-12 |
R |
SS-89 |
Fore River Plant, Quincy, MA |
15 Aug 19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 Jun 43 |
Forward battery flooded |
|
Robalo |
Gato |
SS-273 |
Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Manitowoc, WI |
9 May 43 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
26 Jul 44 |
Mine |
|
Runner |
Gato |
SS-275 |
Portsmouth |
30 May 42 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Jul 43 |
Unknown |
|
S-4 |
S |
SS-109 |
Portsmouth |
27 Aug 19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 Apr 33 |
Decommissioned |
|
S-5 |
S |
SS-110 |
Portsmouth |
10 Nov 19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 Sep 20 |
Dived with main induction open |
|
S-26 |
S |
SS-131 |
Fore River Plant, Quincy, MA |
22 Aug 22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 Jan 42 |
Rammed at night by sub chaser |
|
S-27 |
S |
SS-132 |
Fore River Plant, Quincy, MA |
18 Oct 22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 Jun 42 |
Ran aground in Aleutians |
|
S-28 |
S |
SS-133 |
Fore River Plant, Quincy, MA |
20 Sep 22 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
3 Jul 44 |
Exceeded crush depth |
|
S-36 |
S |
SS-141 |
Bethelhem Shipbuilding, San Francisco |
3 Jun 19 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
20 Jan 42 |
Ran aground |
|
S-39 |
S |
SS-144 |
Bethelhem Shipbuilding, San Francisco |
2 Jul 19 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
14 Aug 42 |
Ran aground |
Adm. Christie saved commander Brown from court marshal |
S-44 |
S |
SS-155 |
Fore River Plant, Quincy, MA |
27 Oct 23 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
7 Oct 43 |
Artillery |
|
S-51 |
S |
SS-162 |
Lake Torpedo Boat, Bridgport, CT |
20 Aug 21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 Sep 25 |
Rammed at night by merchant steamer |
|
S |
SS-192 |
Portsmouth |
14 Sep 38 |
12 |
1 |
9 |
23 May 39 |
Squalus main induction open on test dive |
Sailfish recommissioned 15 May 40 |
|
Scamp |
Gato |
SS-277 |
Portsmouth |
20 Jul 42 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
11 Nov 44 |
Depth charges |
|
Scorpion |
Gato |
SS-278 |
Portsmouth |
20 Jul 42 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
Jan 44 |
Mine |
|
Scorpion |
Skipjack |
SSN-589 |
EB Groton |
19 Dec 59 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 May 68 |
Rogue Torpedo? |
|
Sculpin |
Sargo |
SS-191 |
Portsmouth |
27 Jul 38 |
9 |
0 |
8 |
18 Nov 43 |
Depth charges, artillery |
Commander Fred Connaway posthumously awarded Medal of Honor |
Sealion |
Sargo |
SS-195 |
EB Groton |
25 May 39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 Dec 41 |
Bombs |
Bombed in Cavite, Manila |
Seawolf |
Sargo |
SS-197 |
Portsmouth |
15 Aug 39 |
15 |
0 |
13 |
3 Oct 44 |
US aircraft bombs |
|
Shark |
Porpoise |
SS-174 |
EB Groton |
21 May 35 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Feb 42 |
Unknown |
|
Shark |
Balao |
SS-314 |
EB Groton |
17 Oct 43 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
24 Oct 44 |
Depth charges |
|
Snook |
Gato |
SS-279 |
Portsmouth |
15 Aug 42 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
8 Apr 45 |
Possible victim Japanese sub |
|
Stickleback |
Balao |
SS-415 |
Mare Island |
1 Jan 45 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28 May 58 |
Rammed by US destroyer |
|
Swordfish |
Sargo |
SS-193 |
Mare Island |
3 Apr 39 |
13 |
0 |
8 |
12 Jan 45 |
Depth charges or mine |
|
Tang |
Balao |
SS-306 |
Mare Island |
17 Aug 43 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
24 Oct 44 |
Sunk by own torpedo |
LtCdr. O'Kane awarded Medal of Honor. Tang's record unequaled among US subs |
Thresher |
Thresher class (later, Permit class) |
SSN-593 |
Portsmouth |
9 Jul 60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 Apr 63 |
Bad weld in pipe caused engine room to flood |
Blow from depth ineffective; reactor scram; boat sank |
Trigger |
Gato |
SS-237 |
Mare Island |
22 Oct 41 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
28 Mar 45 |
Depth charges |
|
Triton |
Tambor |
SS-201 |
Portsmouth |
25 Mar 40 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
15 Mar 43 |
Depth charges |
|
Trout |
Tambor |
SS-202 |
Portsmouth |
21 May 40 |
11 |
3 |
11 |
25 Feb 44 |
Depth charges |
Boat carried 20 tons gold bars from Philippines |
Tullibee |
Gato |
SS-284 |
Mare Island |
11 Nov 42 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
26 Mar 44 |
Sunk by own torpedo |
|
Wahoo |
Gato |
SS-238 |
Mare Island |
28 Jun 41 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
11 Oct 43 |
Depth charges or mine |