Boat History

22 July 1945 USS Barb SS 220 was patrolling along the Japanese coast under the command of Medal of Honor winner Eugene Fluckey. While at periscope depth Fluckey noticed railroad traffic delivering weapons and supplies to Karafuto, an island in the North. The Chief of the Boat,

15 July 1953 – USS Tunny (SSG 282) Makes the first successful launch of a Regulus 1 guided missile. Tunny represented the first ever deterrent missile boats. Manned by a single crew, the average patrol was 68 days. In all, the ‘G’ boats, all diesel powered, conducted

Rex Mace Stevens SA was a crew member on USS Runner (SS-275) – which was assigned a patrol area off Northern Japan and departed Midway for that area on May 27, 1943. Runner was never heard from again. Japanese records examined after the War tend to indicate

PRE WW 2 30 July  1919 S 27 3 killed – After decommissioning on 2 April 1919, S 27 was selected as a target for depth charge testing. During a pre-test inspection on 30 July the boat unexpectedly flooded at sank at it’s mooring near Niantic Bay.

June 18, 1945 USS Bonefish (SS-223) Toyama Bay. Bonefish failed to arrive at a scheduled rendezvous with USS Tunny on 16 June. After the war Japanese records indicate that the cargo ship Konzan Maru was torpedoed and a counterattack by Japanese escort ships brought debris and oil

USS Golet (SS-361) Built in Manitowoc, WI Completing her Second War Patrol was expected to clear her Patrol area on July 5th, and to arrive at Midway Island on 12 or 13 July 1944. However, Golet failed to respond to a message sent on 9 July and

19 June 1942 SS 132 ran aground off Aleutians (Amchita Island) crew abandoned ship and took refuge in a church, six days later they were spotted by a PBY – no loss of life 12 June 1943 SS 89 the boat left Key West to practice torpedo

27 May 1911 – Submarine USS E-1 (SS 24) was christened. Originally named Skipjack (the first of three submarines to bear that name) it was renamed E -1. The first skipper was (then) LT Chester W. Nimitz, later admiral. © Gregg Smith Know a Subvet in East

May 23, 1939 – USS Squalus (SS-192) 23  May1939 – The US submarine Squalus sank off  Portsmouth New Hampshire on this date to perform a test dive demonstrating the boat’s capability to submerge within 60 seconds while running at full speed on the surface. Although the board showed

22 May to 5 June 1968 SSN 589 Scorpion 99 killed, all hands lost; cause unknown although several theories have been promulgated.