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Originally Posted by Threadfin
According to JANAC accounting, the top ten boats in terms of tonnage sunk.
1. Flasher 100,231 (Whitaker, Grider)
2. Rasher 99,901 (Hutchinson, Laughon, Munson)
3. Barb 96,628 (Waterman, Fluckey)
4. Tang 93,824 (O'Kane)
5. Silversides 90,080 (Burlingame, Coye, Nichols)
6. Spadefish 88,091 (Underwood, Gemerhausen)
7. Trigger 86,552 (Benson, Dornin, Harlfinger, Connole)
8. Drum 80,580 (Rice, McMahon, Williamson, Rindskopf)
9. Jack 76,687 (Dykers, Krapf, Furhman)
10. Seahorse 72,529 (Cutter, Wilkins)
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Top subs by ships sunk;
1. Tautog (Willingham, Sieglaff, Basket) 26
2. Tang (O'Kane) 24
3. Silversides (Burlinggame, Coye, J.C. Nichols) 23
4. Flasher (Whitaker, Grider) 21
5. Spadefish (Underwood, Germershausen) 21
6. Seahorse (Cutter, Wilkins) 21
7. Wahoo (Kennedy, Morton) 20
8. Guardfish (Klakring, N.G. Ward) 19
9. Rasher (Hutcchinson, Laughon, Munson) 18
10. Seawolf (Warder, Gross) 18
Best war Patrol by tonnage sunk, was Archerfish (on 5th patrol) skippered by Joseph F. Enright 59,000tons. He sunk Shinano the sister ship to Yamato and Musashi. Which was converted to an aircraft carrier. She was the worlds largest ship at that time.