The 52 Submarines Lost in World War II:
USS Albacore (SS-218)
USS Golet (SS-361)
USS Pickerel (SS-177)
USS Sculpin (SS-191)
USS Amberjack (SS-219)
USS Grampus (SS-207)
USS Pompano (SS-181)
USS Sealion (SS-195)
USS Argonaut (SS-166)
USS Grayback (SS-208)
USS R-12 (SS-89)
USS Seawolf (SS-197)
USS Barbel (SS-316)
USS Grayling (SS-209)
USS Robalo (SS-273)
USS Shark (SS-174)
USS Bonefish (SS-223)
USS Grenadier (SS-210)
USS Runner (SS-275)
USS Shark (SS-314)
USS Bullhead (SS-332)
USS Growler (SS-215)
USS S-26 (SS-131)
USS Snook (SS-279)
USS Capelin (SS-289)
USS Grunion (SS-216)
USS S-27 (SS-132)
USS Swordfish (SS-193)
USS Cisco (SS-290)
USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
USS S-28 (SS-133)
USS Tang (SS-306)
USS Corvina (SS-226)
USS Harder (SS-257)
USS S-36 (SS-141)
USS Trigger (SS-237)
USS Darter (SS-227)
USS Herring (SS-233)
USS S-39 (SS-144)
USS Triton (SS-201)
USS Dorado (SS-248)
USS Kete (SS-369)
USS S-44 (SS-155)
USS Trout (SS-202)
USS Escolar (SS-294)
USS Lagarto (SS-371)
USS Scamp (SS-277)
USS Tullibee (SS-284)
USS Flier (SS-250)
USS Perch (SS-176)
USS Scorpion (SS-278)
USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Reasons For Submarine Losses:
Abbreviations used:
AB - Aerial Bomb dropped by aircraft
DC - Depth Charge dropped by surface vessel or aircraft
GF - Gun Fire from a vessel's deck guns
CT - Circular Torpedo run
FF - Friendly Fire or hostile action by another American vessel
NCR - Non-Combat Related Loss - training or accident related
RA - Ran Aground
MN - Enemy Mine
SB - Shore Battery gun emplacement
SM - Sunk by enemy submarine
Reasons Submarines
Unknown - 16 Capelin, Dorado, Escolar, Grampus, Grayling, Growler, Grunion, Kete, Pickerel, Pompano, Runner, Scorpion, Shark I, Snook, Swordfish, & Triton
AB - 5 Barbel, Bullhead, Grenadier, Gudgeon, & Sealion
AB & DC - 2 Grayback & Wahoo
DC - 10 Amberjack, Bonefish, Cisco, Golet, Harder, Lagarto, Scamp, Shark II, Trigger, & Trout
DC & GF - 3 Argonaut, Perch, & Sculpin
CT - 2 Tang & Tullibee
FF - 1 Seawolf
GF - 1 S-44
NCR - 3 R-12, S-26 & S-28
RA - 4 Darter, S-27, S-36, & S-39
MN - 3 Albacore, Flier, & Robalo
SB - 1 Herring
SM - 1 Corvina