U.S. Peacetime Submarine Losses

Name Date of Loss Cause of Loss
U.S.S. F-4 (SS-23) 25 March, 1915 Foundered
U.S.S. E-2 (SS-25) 15 January, 1916 Explosion
U.S.S. F-1 (SS-20) 16 December, 1917 Collision
U.S.S. H-1 (SS-28) 12 March, 1920 Grounding
U.S.S. S-5 (SS-110) 1 August, 1920 Foundered
U.S.S. S-48 (SS-159) 7 December, 1921 Foundered
U.S.S. S-38 (SS-143) 17 July, 1923 Flooding
U.S.S. O-5 (SS-66) 29 October, 1923 Collision
U.S.S. S-48 (SS-159) 29 January, 1925 Grounding
U.S.S. S-51 (SS-162) 23 September, 1925 Collision
U.S.S. S-4 (SS-109) 17 December, 1927 Collision
U.S.S. Squalus (SS-192) 23 May, 1939 Foundered
U.S.S. O-9 (SS-70) 20 June, 1941 Foundered
U.S.S. Bass (SS-164) 17 August, 1942 Fire
U.S.S. R-12 (SS-89) 12 June, 1943 Foundered
U.S.S. S-28 (SS-132) 4 June, 1944 Foundered
U.S.S. Lancetfish (SS-296) 15 March, 1945 Flooded
U.S.S. Cochino (SS-345) 26 August, 1949 Explosion
U.S.S. Stickleback (SS-415) 30 May, 1958 Collision
U.S.S. Sargo (SSN-583) 14 June, 1960 Explosion
U.S.S. Grayback (SSG-574) 27 August, 1963 Fire
U.S.S. Thresher (SSN-593) 10 April, 1963 Foundered
U.S.S. Scorpion (SSN-589) 21 May, 1968 Foundered
U.S.S. Chopper(SS-342) 11 Februrary, 2969 Deep Dive
U.S.S. Ray (SSN-653) 20 September, 1977 Submerged Grounding
U.S.S. Nathaneal Greene (SSBN-636) 13 March, 1986 Submerged Grounding
U.S.S. Bonefish (SS-582) 24 April, 1988 Fire
U.S.S. Baton Rouge (SSN-689) 11 February, 1992 Collision

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This page last updated on 11 June, 2000.