List of lost United States submarines
These United States submarines were lost either to enemy action or to "storm or perils of the sea."
See also the list of submarines of the United States Navy.
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[edit] Before World War II
- Alligator
- USS F-1 (SS-20)
- USS F-4 (SS-23)
- USS H-1 (SS-28)
- USS O-5 (SS-66)
- USS O-9 (SS-70)
- USS S-4 (SS-109)
- USS S-5 (SS-110)
- USS S-51 (SS-162)
- USS Squalus (SS-192)
[edit] During World War II
Forty-eight submarines of the United States Navy were lost in action during World War II. Two -- Dorado (SS-248) and Seawolf (SS-197) -- were lost to friendly fire, at least two more --Tulibee and Tang-- to defective torpedoes, and four to accident or grounding.[1] Some 16,000 submariners served during the war, of whom 375 officers and 3131 enlisted men were killed,[2] the lowest casualty rate of any combatant submarine service involved in the war.
The Submarine Veterans of World War II suggested each of the fifty states of the United States "adopt" one submarine, except California and New York, which should adopt two.
