United States submarines lost

These United States submarines were lost either to enemy action or to "storm or perils of the sea."

Table of contents

1 Before World War II
2 During World War II

2.1 By Name
2.2 By State

3 After World War II

Before World War II

During World War II

Fifty-two submarines of the United States Navy were lost during World War II. Two of them -- Dorado (SS-248) and Seawolf (SS-197) -- were lost to friendly fire.

The Submarine Veterans of World War II suggested that each of the fifty states of the United States "adopt" one submarine, except California and New York, which should adopt two.

By Name

Albacore (SS-218): Oregon
Amberjack (SS-219): South Carolina
Argonaut (SS-166): California
Barbel (SS-316): Wyoming
Bonefish (SS-223): Washington
Bullhead (SS-332): New Mexico
Capelin (SS-289): New Hampshire
Cisco (SS-290): West Virginia
Corvina (SS-226): Nevada
Darter (SS-227): Tennessee
Dorado (SS-248): Kansas
Escolar (SS-294): Michigan
Flier (SS-250): Vermont
Golet (SS-361): Louisiana
Grampus (SS-207): California
Grayback (SS-208): Indiana
Grayling (SS-209): Colorado
Grenadier (SS-210): New York (west)
Growler (SS-215): Hawaii
Grunion (SS-216): Ohio
Gudgeon (SS-211): New Jersey
Harder (SS-257): Utah
Herring (SS-233): Alabama
Kete (SS-369): Delaware
Lagarto (SS-371): Wisconsin
Perch (SS-176): Arizona
Pickerel (SS-177): Montana
Pompano (SS-181): Kentucky
R-12 (SS-89): Rhode Island
Robalo (SS-273): North Dakota
Runner (SS-275): New York (east)
S-26 (SS-131): Alaska
S-27 (SS-132): Idaho
S-28 (SS-133): North Carolina
S-36 (SS-141): Iowa
S-39 (SS-144): Maryland
S-44 (SS-155): Illinois
Scamp (SS-277): Missouri
Scorpion (SS-278): South Dakota
Sculpin (SS-191): Maine
Sealion (SS-195): Georgia
Seawolf (SS-197): Texas
Shark (SS-174): Oklahoma
Shark (SS-314): Virginia
Snook (SS-279): Arkansas
Swordfish (SS-193): Minnesota
Tang (SS-306): Florida
Trigger (SS-237): Pennsylvania
Triton (SS-201): Connecticut
Trout (SS-202): Massachusetts
Tullibee (SS-284): Mississippi
Wahoo (SS-238): Nebraska

By State

Alabama: Herring (SS-233)
Alaska: S-26 (SS-131)
Arizona: Perch (SS-176)
Arkansas: Snook (SS-279)
California: Argonaut (SS-166)
California: Grampus (SS-207)
Colorado: Grayling (SS-209)
Connecticut: Triton (SS-201)
Delaware: Kete (SS-369)
Florida: Tang (SS-306)
Georgia: Sealion (SS-195)
Hawaii: Growler (SS-215)
Idaho: S-27 (SS-132)
Illinois: S-44 (SS-155)
Indiana: Grayback (SS-208)
Iowa: S-36 (SS-141)
Kansas: Dorado (SS-248)
Kentucky: Pompano (SS-181)
Louisiana: Golet (SS-361)
Maine: Sculpin (SS-191)
Maryland: S-39 (SS-144)
Massachusetts: Trout (SS-202)
Michigan: Escolar (SS-294)
Minnesota: Swordfish (SS-193)
Missouri: Scamp (SS-277)
Mississippi: Tullibee (SS-284)
Montana: Pickerel (SS-177)
Nebraska: Wahoo (SS-238)
Nevada: Corvina (SS-226)
New Hampshire: Capelin (SS-289)
New Jersey: Gudgeon (SS-211)
New Mexico: Bullhead (SS-332)
New York (east): Runner (SS-275)
New York (west): Grenadier (SS-210)
North Carolina: S-28 (SS-133)
North Dakota: Robalo (SS-273)
Ohio: Grunion (SS-216)
Oklahoma: Shark (SS-174)
Oregon: Albacore (SS-218)
Pennsylvania: Trigger (SS-237)
Rhode Island: R-12 (SS-89)
South Carolina: Amberjack (SS-219)
South Dakota: Scorpion (SS-278)
Tennessee: Darter (SS-227)
Texas: Seawolf (SS-197)
Utah: Harder (SS-257)
Vermont: Flier (SS-250)
Virginia: Shark (SS-314)
Washington: Bonefish (SS-223)
West Virginia: Cisco (SS-290)
Wisconsin: Lagarto (SS-371)
Wyoming: Barbel (SS-316)