Boat History

10 August 1942 On this date Lt. Cmdr. J.R. Moore was patrolling near Savo island in command of S 44, a boat design dating back to 1916. S44 encountered four Japanese heavy cruisers heading directly toward S 44 in two groups of two as they relocated following

George L Bell MM1 – August 6, 1945 USS Bullhead ( SS – 332) Sunk by air attack in Lombok Strait – Born in Hill City, Idaho Pictured USS BullHead -no photo of George available.

AUGUST World War Two 13 August 1942 SS 166 Ran aground in Coral Sea No loss of life 13 August 1942 SS 144 Ran aground off Rossel Island crew rescued 13 August 1944 SS 250 Flier 78 killed, 8 survivors suspected mine while transiting off Balalbas Strait

The float turns the corner and heads West, down the main drag

JULY 30 July  1919 SS 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. Three of

22 June 1963 – At Groton Connecticut’s Electric Boat, USS Flasher (SSN 613) and USS Tecumseh (SSBN 628)  were launched in the Navy’s only simultaneous launching of two Nuclear powered submarines ever conducted. Pictured USS Flasher (SSN 613). © Gregg Smith Know a Subvet in East Idaho?

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19 June 1942 SS 132 ran aground off Aleutians – no loss of life 12 June 1943 SS 89 42 killed 5 survived 1 June 1944 SS 233 Herring 83 killed all hands lost. After torpedoing two merchant ships Herring was hit by two rounds from a

From Naval History and Heritage Command: The submarines Barb (SS-220) and Herring (SS-233)combine to sink all five ships of an enemy convoy off Matsuwa in the Kurile Islands, Japan. The next day, after Herring sinks the Japanese freighter Hiburi Maru, shore batteries sink Herring. Pictured Barb above, Herring below

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 green, the induction failed to shut. Squalus