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USS Tautog (SS-199)

USS Tautog (SS-199)

The following American submarines and submarine tenders sustained the loss of at least one man during World War II.  Vessels listed in bold type were lost.

In addition, two submarines (USS S-36 and USS S-39) on this list did not suffer the loss of any man of their crews, but are included because of the loss of the vessels themselves. Please note that, although no men died as a result of the losses of USS S-27 and USS Darter, one man each was lost in non-sinking (or more correctly in both S-27 and Darter's cases, non-grounding) events.

Known losses incurred by submarine tenders USS Canopus, USS Otus, and USS Proteus, and the Submarine Rescue Vessel USS Pigeon are also included. 

Please view the "Additional Losses" page for listings of men were lost while serving on vessels that were not sunk.  The 26 men who died on USS Bass (SS-164) are listed on an individual page.

 
  Name & Hull Number of Submarine Total Number of Men Lost
1

ALBACORE (SS-218)

  85
2

AMBERJACK (SS-219)

  74
3

ARCHERFISH (SS-311)

    1
4

ARGONAUT (APS-1), (SS-166)

102
5

BARB (SS-220)

    1
6

BARBEL (SS-316)

  81
7

BASS (SS-164)

  26

8

BILLFISH (SS-286)

    1
9

BLACKFISH (SS-221)

    1

10

BLUEBACK (SS-326)

    1
11

BOARFISH (SS-327)

    1
12

BONEFISH (SS-223)

  85
13

BREAM (SS-243)

    3 (one crewmember and two passengers)
14

BUGARA (SS-331)

    1
15

BULLHEAD (SS-332)

  84
16

BURRFISH (SS-312)

    3 (all passengers)
17

CABRILLA (SS-288)

    2

18 CANOPUS (AS-9) (Sub Tender) 210  (known, possibly more)
19

CAPELIN (SS-289)

  78 (records of two men unverified)
20

CISCO (SS-290)

  76

21

COBIA (SS-245)

    1
22

COD (SS-224)

    1
23

CORVINA (SS-226)

  82
24

CREVALLE (SS-291)

    1
25

CROAKER (SS-246)

    2
26

DARTER (SS-227)

    1 (non-sinking incident)
27

DORADO (SS-248)

  77

28

ESCOLAR (SS-294)

  82
29

FLIER (SS-250)

  79 (one man died in non-sinking event)
30

FLYING FISH (SS-229)

    5
31

GOLET (SS-361)

  82
32

GRAMPUS (SS-207)

  71
33

GRAYBACK (SS-208)

  81 (one man killed in non-sinking event)

34

GRAYLING (SS-209)

  76
35

GRENADIER (SS-210)

    4 (all four men died as Prisoners of War)
36

GROWLER (SS-215)

  90 (three men killed and one died in non-sinking events)
37

GRUNION (SS-216 )

  70
38

GUDGEON (SS-211)

  81 (two men died in non-sinking events)
39

GUITARRO (SS-363)

    1
40

HAKE (SS-256)

    1

41

HALIBUT (SS-232)

    1

42

HAMMERHEAD (SS-364)

    1
43

HARDER (SS-257)

  79
44

HERRING (SS-233)

  84 (one man died in non-sinking event)

45 JACK (SS-259)     1
45

KETE (SS-369)

  87

46

LAGARTO (SS-371)

  88 (two men died in non-sinking events)

47

MINGO (SS-261)

    2

48

MUSKALLUNGE (SS-262)

    1

49

NARWHAL (SS-167)

    1
50 OTUS (AS-20) (Sub Tender)     3
51

PARCHE (SS-384)

    2

52

PERCH (SS-176)

    6 (all six men died as Prisoners of War)

53 PERCH (SS-313)     1
54

PICKEREL (SS-177)

  74

55 PIGEON (ASR-6) (Sub Rescue)     6 (all six men died as Prisoners of War)
56

PINTADO (SS-387)

    1
57

PLUNGER (SS-179)

    1
58

POLLACK (SS-180)

    1

59

POMPANO (SS-181)

  78 (one man killed on board in a non-sinking event)

60

PORPOISE (SS-172)

    1

61

PROTEUS (AS-19) (Sub Tender)

    1
62

PUFFER (SS-268)

    1

63

R-7 (SS-84)

    1
64

R-9 (SS-86)

    1

65

R-12 (SS-89)

  42 (40 crewmembers and two Brazilian Navy passengers)

66

R-18 (SS-95)

    1
67

RASHER (SS-269)

    2
68

ROBALO (SS-273)

  81
69

RUNNER (SS-275)

  78

70

S-14 (SS-119)

    1
71

S-17 (SS-122)

    2
72

S-26 (SS-131)

  46

73

S-27 (SS-132)

    1 (non-sinking incident)
74

S-28 (SS-133)

  50 (records of one man unverified)
75

S-31 (SS-136)

    3 (all in separate accidents)
76

S-33 (SS-138)

    1
77 S-36 (SS-141)     0 (no men lost)
78

S-37 (SS-142)

    1
79

S-38 (SS-143)

    1
80 S-39 (SS-144)     0 (no men lost)
81 S-44 (SS-155)   56
82 SALMON (SS-182)     1
83 SCABBARDFISH (SS-397)     1
84 SCAMP (SS-277)   83
85 SCORPION (SS-278)   78
86 SCULPIN (SS-191)   63
87 SEA FOX (SS-402)     5
88 SEA ROBIN (SS-407)     1
89 SEADRAGON (SS-194)     4 (records of one man unverified)
90 SEALION (SS-195)     5 (one man died as a Prisoner of War)
91 SEAWOLF (SS-197) 100 (83 crew members, 17 Army Personnel)
92 SEGUNDO (SS-398)     1
93 SHARK (SS-174)   59
94 SHARK (SS-314)   87
95 SILVERSIDES (SS-236)     1
96 SKATE (SS-305)     1
97 SNAPPER (SS-185)     1
98 SNOOK (SS-279)   84
99 SUNFISH (SS-281)     2
100 SWORDFISH (SS-193)   89
101 TAMBOR (SS-198)     1
102 TANG (SS-306)   78
103 TAUTOG (SS-199)     1
104 THRESHER (SS-200)     1
105 TORSK (SS-423)     1
106 TRIGGER (SS-237)   89
107 TRITON (SS-201)   74
108 TROUT (SS-202)   81
109 TULLIBEE (SS-284)   80 (one man killed in non-sinking event)
110 TUNA (SS-203)     1
111 WAHOO (SS-238)   80
  Other*     6

*Submariners who were lost while not specifically assigned to a submarine.

 

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