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In June 1944, the Gato-class submarine USS Herring (SS-233) carried out a daring attack against Japanese shipping near Matsuwa Island in the Kuril Islands. After successfully sinking enemy vessels, Herring was struck by Japanese coastal artillery and

In May 1945, the Balao-class submarine USS Lagarto (SS-371) vanished during a combat patrol in the Gulf of Thailand while attacking a Japanese convoy. Japanese records later revealed she was sunk by enemy forces, taking all 86 crewmen with her. Lost

USS Grenadier (SS-210) was a U.S. Navy submarine that saw active service in the Pacific during World War II before being lost in 1943. Commissioned in 1941, she completed several war patrols targeting Japanese shipping. In April 1943, while operating

USS Gudgeon (SS-211) was a U.S. Navy submarine with a notable service record in World War II before being lost in 1944. Commissioned in 1941, she was the first American submarine to sink a Japanese ship in the war and went on to complete multiple suc

USS Snook (SS-279) was a U.S. Navy submarine that served in the Pacific during World War II and was lost in 1945 under uncertain circumstances. Commissioned in 1942, she completed eight successful war patrols, sinking numerous Japanese ships and earn

USS Pickerel (SS-177) was a U.S. Navy submarine that served with distinction during World War II before her tragic loss in 1943. Departing Pearl Harbor in early April on her seventh war patrol, she was sent to operate near the Japanese home islands.

Commissioned in 1942, Trigger completed several successful war patrols, sinking multiple Japanese vessels during aggressive operations across the Pacific. By early 1945, she was on her 12th war patrol, operating in waters near the Ryukyu Islands duri

USS Tullibee (SS-284) was a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II. Commissioned in 1943, Tullibee completed one successful war patrol before beginning her second patrol in early 1944. On the ni

USS Kete (SS-369) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during the final year of World War II. Commissioned in 1944, Kete conducted patrol operations against Japanese shipping during the closing months of t

Commissioned in 1940, Triton conducted multiple war patrols against Japanese shipping. In early 1943, she was operating in the waters north of the Solomon Islands, an active combat zone during the Allied push through the Pacific.On February 15, 1943,

In early 1943, Grampus was assigned to lay mines and conduct patrol operations in waters near the Philippines as Japanese forces rapidly advanced through Southeast Asia. After completing part of her mission in the Luzon Strait area, the submarine was

USS Perch (SS-176) was a Porpoise-class submarine of the United States Navy that served in the early months of World War II in the Pacific. In March 1942, during the Allied effort to slow the Japanese advance in Southeast Asia, Perch was operating ne

One of The Lost 52 Project’s discoveries- USS Grayback, one of the most successful submarines of the war, was a Tambor-class submarine launched on January 31, 1941 and was under the command of Lieutenant Commander John Anderson Moore. She made

The Amberjack was known to have sunk 3 enemy ships, including a 5,000-ton freighter on her final patrol. She also accounted for more than 14,000 tons worth of damage to two others. She was known to be very successful in her reconnaissance of several

While on her first war patrol in the Pacific in early February 1942, Shark made her last radio reports and then was never heard from again. Post-war records suggest that on 11 February 1942 she was sunk by Japanese anti-submarine forces (including gu

On February 4, 1945, the U.S. Navy submarine USS Barbel (SS-316) was lost.
While on her fourth war patrol in the South China Sea near the southern entrance to Palawan Passage, she reported multiple attacks by enemy aircraft. Japanese records indicat

The Argonaut, a large “cruiser submarine” built in the 1920s. She served in the Pacific during World War II and in in 1942, she carried Marine Raiders for the Makin Island raid, one of the earliest U.S. special‑operations submarine missi

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