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Old 02-04-07, 05:14 AM   #1
NEON DEON
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Default US Sub loses in WW II

In SH4, I wonder how many ways you can lose your sub?

Listed below is an estimated breakdown of the 52 U.S. sub losses in WW II plus a list of every sub lost by date, name, and estimated loss.

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Active ASW-----------26 (5 by air/16 by sea/5 by air-sea combo)
Mines-----------------08
Enemy subs-----------03
Shore Battery---------01
Air Raid---------------01
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Enemy Action Total 39
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Ran Aground-----------04
Malfunction------------04
Friendly Fire-----------02
Circular Torp Run------02
Collision---------------01
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Accident Total---------13


1941/1942

1) Sealion: 12/25/1941 Scuttled after an air raid on Cavite Navy Yard P. I. damaged her earlier that month.
2) S-36: 01/21/42 Destroyed by crew after she ran aground in Makassar Strait.
3) S-26: 01/24/1942 Sunk in a collision with its own escort US PC-460 in the Gulf of Panama.
4) Shark I: 02/07 to 03/07/1942 Presumed lost on patrol while off the Celebes.
5) Perch: 03/03/1942 Scuttled off Java after being severely depth charged the day before.
6) S-27: 06/19/1942 Ran aground off Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.
7) S-39: 08/14/1942 Ran aground off Rossel Island in the Louisade Archipelago.
8) Grunion: 07/03 to 08/16/1942 Presumed lost on patrol off Kiska (accident?).

1943

9) Argonaut: 01/10/1943 Sank by depth charging and gunfire on patrol off New Britain.
10) Amberjack: 02/14 to 03/22/1943 Presumed lost on patrol off Rabaul(air/sea?).
11) Grampus: 02/21 to 03/22/1943 Presumed lost on patrol in the Blackett Strait.
12) Triton: 03/11 to 04/10/1943 Presumed lost on patrol off of Rabaul.
13) Pickerel: 03/22 to 5/12/1943 Presumed lost on patrol off Honshu.
14) Grenadier: 04/22/1943 Scuttled after being depth charged off Malay Peninsula(air?).
15) Runner: 05/28 to 07/20/1943 Presumed lost on patrol off Honshu (mine?).
16) R-12: 06/12/1943 Lost in a training accident off Key West Florida.
17) Grayling: 08/19 to 09/30/1943 Presumed lost on patrol off Manila.
18) Pompano: 08/20 to 10/15/1943 Presumed lost on patrol off Honshu (mine?).
19) Cisco: 09/18 to 11/05/1943 Presumed lost on patrol in the South China Sea(air/sea?).
20) S-44: 10/07/1943 Sunk by gunfire one day out of Attu in the Aleutians.
21) Wahoo: 10/11/1943 Presumed lost on patrol in the La Perouse Straits(air?).
22) Dorado: 10/12/1943 Presumed lost en route to Panama (friendly fire?).
23) Corvina: 11/16/1943 Presumed lost on patrol South of Truk (enemy sub?)
24) Sculpin: 11/19/1943 Scuttled near Gilbert Islands after being depth charged to surface and hit by gun fire.
25) Capelin: 11/17 to 12/09/1943 Presumed lost on patrol north of Celebes (mine?).

1944

26) Scorpion: 01/06 to 03/06/1944 Presumed lost on patrol in the Yellow Sea (mine?)
27) Grayback: 02/26/1944 Presumed lost on patrol in the South China Sea(air?).
28) Trout: 02/29/1944 Presumed lost on patrol off China.
29) Tullibee: 03/25/1944 Sunk by own torpedo North of Palau.
30) Gudgeon: 04/07 to 06/07/1944 Presumed lost on patrol in the Marianas(air/sea?).
31) Herring: 06/01/1944 Presumed lost on patrol in the Kuriles (shore battery).
32) Golet: 06/14/1944 Presumed lost on patrol off Honshu.
33) S-28: 07/04/1944 Sunk in a training accident off Hawaii.
34) Robalo: 07/26/1944 Presumed lost on patrol off Palawan (aft battery explosion?).
35) Flier: 08/13/1944 Sunk by a mine South of Palawan.
36) Harder: 08/27/1944 Sunk by depth charges off west coast of Luzon.
37) Seawolf: 10/03/1944 Sunk by friendly fire off east coast of Samar.
38) Darter: 10/31/1944 Destroyed by gunfire from USS Nautilus after she ran aground on Bombay Shoals in the Palawan passage.*
39) Shark II: 10/24/1944 Presumed lost on patrol in the Luzon Strait.
40) Tang: 10/24/1944 Sunk by own torpedo off Formosa.
41) Escolar: 10/17 to 11/27/1944 Presumed lost on patrol in the Yellow Sea (mine?).
42) Albacore: 11/07/1944 Sunk by mine off Honshu.
43) Growler: 11/08/1944 Presumed lost on patrol off the Philippines.
44) Scamp: 11/08 to 12/21/1944 Presumed lost on patrol off Saipan(air/sea?).

1945

45) Swordfish: 01/03 to 02/15/1945 Presumed lost on patrol off Okinawa (mine?).
46) Barbel: 02/04/1945 Presumed lost on patrol in the South China Sea(air?).
47) Kete: 03/20 to 04/16/1945 Presumed lost on patrol east of Nansi Shoto chain (sub?).
48) Trigger: 03/24 to 05/01/1945 Presumed lost on patrol in the East China Sea(air/sea?).
49) Snook: 04/08 to 05/16/1945 Presumed lost on patrol near Nansi Shoto chain (sub?).
50) Lagarto: 05/03/1945 Sunk by depth charges in the Gulf of Siam.
51) Bonefish: 06/08 to 07/30/1945 Presumed lost on patrol in the Sea of Japan.
52) Bullhead: 08/06/1945 Presumed lost on patrol off Bali(air)?.

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