The loss devastated Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet's Submarine Force. Sunk or Damaged in WW II by U.S. Submarines. In September, the submarine entered the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for her regular overhaul. In total, this vessel sank 31 enemy vessels, for a total tonnage of 158,500, and damaged 7, for 42,000 tons. While on lifeguard duty off Korea's southern coast on 16 April, Bonefish rescued two Japanese aviators who had been shot down by a Navy plane. Patrolling in the vicinity of Cape Bolinao on 10 October, the boats attacked a convoy of cargo ships, and Bonefish scored three hits for undetermined damage. Seventy-five years after a U.S. Navy submarine sank in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, the family members of its 80 lost sailors are finally getting closure as to where their loved ones. the loss of 86 crew when it was sunk in Toyama Wan; Near Suzu Misaki; 37 Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR They operate in a hostile environment and do constant battle with the sea. the loss of 76 crew when it was sunk off the northeast coast of Honshu the loss of 79 crew when it was sunk in or near La Perouse Strait. This coordinated attack group under Commander G. E. Pierce in TUNNY, which was one of three groups then penetrating the Japan Sea, was ordered to transit Tsushima Strait on 5 June 1945 and to conduct offensive patrol in the Sea of Japan off the west coast of Honshu. Bonefish did not make the scheduled pre-transit rendezvous. A five-man salvage crew aboard the Bonefish waited for strong winds and rough seas to subside Tuesday afternoon, then conducted tests that found high concentrations of toxic gases inside, said Lt. Fred Henney, a spokesman for the Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk. Their ability to enter the submarine with seven minutes on an air pack, get to remote areas, operate required valves, establish valve lineups and get the submarine in a condition where we could salvage it were feats only a submariner could appreciate. This list is for information, so we don't forget -- sailing aboard Remarks: No reports of finding wreckage. loss of 34 crew when it foundered off Isle of Shoals, 15 miles from Portsmouth A submersible has dived to the world's deepest-known shipwreck. WDR gives date She was the second Navy submarine named for the bonefish, which is a name for the ladyfish, dogfish, and sturgeon. On 6 February 1944, during her third war patrol, the boat had a close call when, as she moved into position to launch torpedoes from her aft tubes, she suddenly lost depth control, submerging her periscope. Home The contract to build Bonefish was awarded on 29 June 1956 to the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey, and her keel was laid down on 3 June 1957. loss of 26 crew, 33 rescued when it flooded and sank off Portsmouth, NH. Nine minutes later Bonefishs skipper ordered the hatches to the battery compartment sealed, hoping to starve the flames. Built by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, CT, USS BONEFISH (SS-223) was commissioned on 31 May 1943. loss of 2 crew when it was sunk after collision with SS ABABGAREZ the loss of 80 crew when it was sunk near 25 47N 128 45E. USS Capelin (SS-289) was lost on or after 1-Dec-1943 The only option was rubber boats with difficult boarding conditions on both ends. Metal from hole in Navy Memorial Museum. loss of 102 crew when it was sunk just north of Morotai, between PI and loss of 78 crew when it was sunk in Western Atlantic, possibly near Cuba Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR She was launched on 22 November 1958, sponsored by Mrs. Lawrence L. Edge, widow of Commander Lawrence Edge, who was lost with his ship, the first Bonefish, in 1945. with editorial notes by Robert H. Downie,originally from: U.S. And Im proud to consider myself an honorary member of BONEFISH! After repairs, she returned and rejoined the others. On 1 December, the boat sighted a convoy of three ships with two escorts hugging the Celebes coast. Following seven months of operations out of Pearl Harbor, Bonefish departed that port on 9 February 1971 on her way back to the Far East. for complete and accurate listing of men lost on USS Lt. Michael Langston, chaplain at the Asheville Naval Reserve Center in Asheville, N.C., said he was told to notify Lindgrens mother and brother in nearby Pisgah Forest. Remarks: Possibly diveable water. the loss of 59 crew when it was sunk East of Menado, Celebes In May, the submarine again headed for the western Pacific for a deployment quite similar to her first cruise in Oriental waters. Everts then climbed up to the bridge, opening the lower hatch, and then attempted to open the upper hatch to the surface. The vessel reached the USS Johnston, which lies 6.5km (4 miles) beneath the waves in the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean.. In company with TUNNY and SKATE, BONEFISH (SS-223), commanded by CDR L. L. Edge, departed Guam on 28 May 1945 to conduct her eighth war patrol. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Saturday and Sunday, Operation Hours: Remarks: Diveable water My understanding of the way they operate and train is reconfirmed by the fact that their efforts to save their two ships were unsuccessful while ours was successful. Remarks: R states after 2 December 43. Unknown to Bonefish, Suez Maru was carrying 414 British and 133 Dutch POWs. Japanese records examined after the war indicate that on 18 June an American sub torpedoed a 6,000-ton cargo vessel in Toyama Wan Bay, where BONEFISH had been operating. in knowing those 5,000 valves and switches. According to helicopter crewman Jim Chapman, the hoist was even lowered inside one of Bonefishs hatches to pry out a heavyset sailor stuck inside. Remarks: Dived and photographed by DSRV in 1997 Although detected by a Japanese destroyer, Bonefish succeeded in firing five torpedoes at the ex-whale-factory tanker Tonan Maru No. On 1 June, the submarine embarked upon a deployment to South America. Less than two months later she was on her way to her new homeport in Brisbane, Australia; her first war patrol began on 16 September. WWII Then, after refresher training off Monterey, Calif., she returned to Pearl Harbor where she conducted exercises until 20 March. The warship arrived back in Pearl Harbor on 15 May. loss of 84 crew when it was sunk 2 miles off west coast of Palawan. Bonefish was one of three Barbel-class submarines commissioned in 1959, incorporating new design features such as a sleek tear-drops-shaped hull and a consolidated layout situating the command and fire control centers under the bridge/conning tower. Remarks: Loss date could be as late as 6 February, however Japanese records indicate A spark ignites the hydrogen - and remember the ship is full of electric motors - and you have an explosion followed by a fire and that fire produces the chlorine gas, Friedman said. with the loss of 19 crew when it foundered off Honolulu Harbor. Scuttling During the first five months of 1979, Bonefish underwent a regular overhaul at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Learn More , Library Hours: only. Sources: R, SFLM The dead were identified as Lt. Ray Everts Jr., 30, of Naoma, W.Va.; Petty Officer 1st Class Robert W. Bordelon Jr., 39, of Willis, Texas; and Petty Officer 3rd Class Marshall T. Lindgren, 21, of Pisgah Forest, N.C. Chief Petty Officer Terry D. Borton, a spokesman at Atlantic Fleet headquarters here, said two of the bodies were found at their stations in the control room of the ship and a third was found in an administrative compartment. It has been located at a depth of 6,895 meters (22,621 feet) in the Philippine Sea -- more than . off Block Island. This undoubtedly was the attack which sank BONEFISH. Afterward USSHoist, a salvage-and-rescue ship, towed Bonefish to Charleston, South Carolina. The importance of this effort was not only because of the salvage value of the submarine which was perhaps as high as 40 million dollars, and the recovery of the three fellows who had died in the fire, but also because of the obvious ramifications for the rest of the submarine force. Remarks: Loss declared after 14 May 44. On 1 April 1960, she departed New London, Conn., to join the Pacific Fleet. A third, Yeoman Third Class Marshal Lindgren became disoriented and remained behind in the submarine. John Tull, public affairs officer at the Charleston Naval Base. The causes of death would not be known until a full medical report was done, Borton said. R: Roberts, Stephen, et al, Registry of US Warships (42 with the loss of 79 crew when it was sunk near 22 40N; 131 45 E, middle of Remarks: One secondary source stated 8 men survived and were taken prisoner. Avery thought maybe they got confused and got turned around in the smoke, Alice Causey, mother of Petty Officer 1st class Avery Causey, said Tuesday. ravaged hulk in pure darkness. Personnel began pouring out of Bonefishs hatches in the torpedo room (where most personnel had evacuated), bridge, mid-ship, and engine room. While in the Far East, the warship participated in various 7th Fleet exercises and visited ports in Japan, the Philippines, the Marianas, and at Hong Kong. USS Amberjack (SS-219) was lost on 16-Feb-1943 with and only when I was ready to make them. Pictures captured by an undersea drone show the wreck of World War II-era submarine USS Bugara in stunning detail. In moments, jet black smoke poured across the ship, blinding the crew and making breathing poison. At the end of the South American deployment, she resumed normal operations out of San Diego, and that employment occupied her time for the remainder of 1979 and during 11 of the 12 months of 1980. On 14 May, Bonefish approached a convoy of three tankers and three escorting destroyers, steaming off Tawitawi in the Philippines and headed for Sibutu Passage. spread as 10-17-44 to 11-3-44 Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR She remained in port for three weeks to allow crewmen to settle into the new home port. She gained fame as an aggressive and highly successful submarine after Lieutenant Commander Dudley Walker "Mush" Morton became her skipper. Later that same day, the boat fired eight torpedoes at a small cargo ship, scoring several hits. On 6 December 1975, the submarine departed Oahu bound for the Orient. loss of 50 crew when it foundered off Hawaii , while operating with USCGC She returned to Hawaii on 10 August and, after post deployment standdown, resumed operations in the Hawaii operating area. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR On 6 October, the boat approached a third convoy and scored hits on two heavily laden cargo vessels. walking speed) but that same battery would only last just 90 minutes at a flank speed of 18.5 knots. No declared lost date found. On 18 April. The world's deepest known shipwreck, a World War II US Navy destroyer, has been fully mapped and filmed by a US-based crew. During that two..day time at sea with BONEFISH there were several realizations that convinced me of the irrefutable wisdom of the way we run todays submarine force. Remarks: Possibly diveable water. On 10 October, in her last action of the patrol, Bonefish fired a spread of four torpedoes at two ships of a convoy off Indochina, sending both the 4,212ton cargo ship Isuzugawa and the 10,086ton transport Teibi Maru to the bottom. After long service by the original parade float, the decision was made three years ago to build a new float,. BONEFISH covered a South China Sea area in her sixth patrol, and sank two large tankers and a freighter during September and October 1944. Remarks: Scuttled by crew, after severe damage by enemy forces. Passage 7 49.5N; 116 47.5E Palawan. Sources: R, D, SFLM Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Remarks: Hulk raised and reburied off Serria 13 north of Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor. USS Stickleback (SS-415) was lost on 30-May-1958 when it sank off Hawaii Operational history [ edit] Island, 400 yds off island Near St Makarius Point (near Constantine Harbor), all the crew were rescued. On 7 May, the submarine returned to Apra Harbor, Guam, ending another successful war patrol. USS Shark (SS-314) was lost on 24-Oct-1944 with the The submarine ended that cruise at San Diego on 14 July 1981. USS Grayling (SS-209) was lost on 9-Sep-1943 with Power cables in Bonefishs forward battery well were sparking and glowing cherry red, small flames and electrical arcs licking across the battery bus. Fortunately, the frigate Carr moved aggressively to coordinate a rescue effort, including deploying rescue raftsonly to promptly lose several as they were faulty and simply sank. sufficient to preclude removal to home waters when Phillipines were surrendered. On the afternoon of April 24, 1988, all was not well in the USS Bonefish amongst the last remaining diesel-electric submarines in the U.S. Navy. The target, Kokuyo Maru, immediately settled by the stern, and Bonefish headed for the traffic lanes north of Sibutu and Tawitawi. She fired six torpedoes and scored four hits. Ostlund says his research shows loss northeast On 30 July, Bonefish was presumed lost. Under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Aboard the Carr they were treated to donated clothing and a warm meal as they recovered from the ordeal. 30"W Lawrence L. Edge, the submarine began her fifth war patrol on 25 June and headed again for the Celebes Sea. Conditions on BONEFISH were absolutely temble, the air in the submarine was totally contaminated, having been filled with the residue from various laminated formica installations, burned cables, various fluids, hydraulic oil, and battery chlorine. The submarine conducted shakedown training out of New London, Conn., and Newport, R.I., until 23 July, when she set out for the Pacific. And the EAB would have impaired his vision while doing so. Named Pierces Pole Cats after TUNNY commanding officer Commander George E. Pierce, the wolfpacks assignment was to invade the Sea of Japan, along with two other packs of American subs (Hydemans Hepcats and Bobs Bobcats), and destroy what remained of Japans overseas supply lines. Likely to be buried in sand and uncovered only periodically. In July, the submarine went to sea for refresher training. She visited Trinidad, Tobago, Curaao, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Netherlands Antilles before retransiting the canal. May 25, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EDT. Twenty minutes later Bonefishs crew figured out which battery was the source of the grounding issue at the same time as leaking seawater was detected. Altogether, eighty-nine of the ninety-two crew aboard Bonefish were saved. There, she engaged in 7th Fleet training evolutions and made port visits at Hong Kong, in the Philippines, and in Japan. The Navy would neither confirm nor deny that the submarine was charging its batteries at the time. USS S-28 (SS-133) was lost on 4-Jul-1944 with the sinking point. In company with Tunny and Skate, Bonefish (SS-223), commanded by Commander L.L. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Remarks: Location not known, cause not known, date of loss not known. By Michael E. Ruane. Dived. Four days later, while en route to a lifeguard station, she sank cargo ship Fushimi Maru. Bonefish's keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut on 25 June 1942. If you served in USS Bonefish (SS-223), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. Remarks: Reportedly dived, no published report seen yet. Photos HERE Remarks: Declared lost sometime after 13 November 1944, later revised. USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was lost on 27-May-1968 with USS Darter (SS-227) was lost on 24-Oct-1944 when it became grounded on Presentation Her wreck was only recently discovered. When all of these possibilities had been examined, and she had not been seen or heard from by 30 July 1945, BONEFISH was reported as presumed lost. On 11 August the submarine put to sea to participate in NATO exercises in the North Atlantic. From Hawaii, Bonefish continued on to San Francisco, California, where she underwent overhaul at the Bethlehem Steel Submarine Repair Basin from 18 November 1944 to 13 February 1945. On 17 May 1978, Bonefish put to sea for the western Pacific. (U.S. The crew frantically blasted CO2 fire extinguishers to cool the overheating battery but the flames continued to grow and light smoke began wafting across the submarine began surfacing to periscope depth. Remarks: Hull raised and scrapped. She began her career as an active member of the Submarine Force with a patrol in the South China Sea in September and October 1943. Sources: R, D, SFLM, USS S-5 (SS-110) was lost on 1-Sep-1920 when it foundered off Deleware Capes Sailors tried repeatedly to hoist Lt. Everts out the bridge hatch but were finally forced to as smoke pervaded the submarine. The submarine next trained her torpedo tubes on a convoy of 13 ships which she contacted on 9 February in Camranh Bay. She transited the Panama Canal on 23 June and arrived in Naval Station Charleston, South Carolina, her new home port, on 6 July. USS Pickerel (SS-177) was lost on 3-Apr-1943 with WDR date Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR The vessel reached the USS Johnston, which lies 6.5km (4 miles) beneath the waves in the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean.. Her activities included the usual port visits and exercises as well as a tour of duty with Task Force 77 (TF77) in the Gulf of Tonkin. NH, 42 59' 48N - 20 20' 27W Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1945 Ship Country Description Koijin Maru Japan The ship was lost at Rabaul, New Guinea. The stranger's crew of seven acted suspiciously as the submarine approached, and despite repeated orders to do so, the crew refused to abandon ship. loss of 34 crew when it was sunk after ramming by USCG Paulding. It is dedicated to the three men who gave their lifes aboard the USS Bonefish (SS 582). be put to sea. I had to answer to no one else. She was commissioned on 9 July 1959 with Lieutenant Commander Elmer H. Kiehl in command. A great many depth charges were dropped, and wood chips and oil were observed. It was necessary to enter this hellish situation, stepping over dead shipmates, finding the right valves, getting the valves shut, pumps established, and securing the submarine on the surface before we could tow her back to port. Bonefish managed to evade the escorts, and her crew heard explosions which they interpreted as at least two hits on the oiler and one on the cargo ship. After refit and training, the submarine got underway on 22 November for the South China Sea and her second war patrol. Remarks: Hull raised, studied and scrapped. WDR gives date spread as 5-28 to 7-4-43 It is these kinds of people who operate our TRIDENT submarine program, it is these kinds of people at every level, be it the 3-star or the troops on board our submarines that will ensure for the long term that TRIDENT will remain the keystone of deterrence that it has come to be accepted as at all levels from the President to the Secretary of Defense to the man in the street. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR None of the drills they do could have prepared them for what happened, said Mrs. Causey, who is from Jacksonville, Fla. Causey, 30, was one of 89 of the Bonefishs 92 crewmen evacuated Sunday after explosions and fire filled the vessel with smoke and toxic gases. The Navy anticipates towing the vessel to its homeport of Charleston, S.C., said Chief Petty Officer Joseph C. Mowery, another fleet spokesman. The month-long prowl, which earned the boat her first Navy Unit Commendation, resulted in the damage of a freighter and two cargo ships and the sinking of two transport ships (9,900 and 10,000 tons, respectively) and a cargo vessel (4,200 tons). is aware of her location and the condition of the hull. To be sure there have been bumps along the wayquite literally, given multiple collisions with Russian submarines, a Japanese fishing ship, and the seafloor. The voyage took her through the Panama Canal to the Caribbean Sea. Sources: R, D, SFLM [8]) Following this action, she continued to seek targets for more than a month before returning to Fremantle on 15 March. On April 20, 1943, the Grenadier was closing on two Japanese cargo ships near Phuket, intending to sink them, when it was spotted by a Japanese aircraft. As she maneuvered into attack position, Bonefish selected a large oiler as her primary target and launched four bow "fish" at it. USS O-9 (SS-70) was lost on 20-Jun-1941 with the The crews of a whaleboat from Carr and helicopters from both Carr and the aircraft carrier USSJohn F. Kennedy rescued 89 men. Two of the four one hit amidships and another struck the freighter under her mainmast sent the 4,646ton cargo ship Suez Maru down rapidly by the stern. States Navy have been lost during their service -- more than ten percent of the total Many were lost during declared wartime when the sea is not Nine tons of water rushed into her forward torpedo room before the proper valves were secured. At the end of those operations, she visited Hamburg, West Germany, and Portsmouth, England, before returning to Charleston on 9 October. with the loss of 19 crew when it was sunk after collision with USS F-3 His role was purely that of support for the effort. date used. All the crew were rescued. Shes pretty distraught, he said of Mrs. Lindgren. On 26 April, she intercepted a convoy of four ships steaming along the Mindanao coast. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Bonefish conducted training out of Pearl Harbor until early November. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Adm. Carlisle A.H. Trost, chief of naval operations, said Tuesday in Washington that the three men were on watch in the subs control room and may have died at their posts as they made sure everyone got clear. USS Albacore (SS-218) was lost on 7-Nov-1944 with Two torpedoes struck the 806ton passenger/cargo ship amidships and aft, sinking her. First, Admiral Dan Cooper as SUBLANT had sent me with the authority to do whatever was necessary to save the submarine and he was there to buffer me from the rest of the world I had only to make reports to him in the interim. loss of 4 crew when it Grounded, Magdalena Bay, Mexico, was sunk in 9 Fathoms That employment continued until 8 June 1982, when Bonefish departed San Diego on her way to the east coast. On December 12th of that year, the Navy Department announced that she would be the sixth ship of the fleet to bear the name NAUTILUS. She was the second to last United States Submarine lost in the war, with Bullhead(SS-332) being lost in August 1945. Sources: R, D, SFLM This area was further subdivided, with BONEFISH assigned to patrol the northern portion. Reported dived 2001. She resumed active service in the western Atlantic and West Indian operating areas on 5 April 1984 and remained so engaged through the end of the year. I will always remember, with Admiral Cooper, that memorial service in Charleston when we remembered the crew, their efforts and the three shipmates who died in the ship. Another sailor said, however, that the men were newly assigned to the ship and may have gotten lost in the smoke and gas that filled the hull. Provision was made in the operation order governing this patrol group for submarines in case of necessity to proceed to Russian waters to claim a 24 hour haven, or to submit to internment in extreme need, or for them to make their exit from the Japan Sea prior to or after 24 June. Remarks: Possibly diveable water. the loss of 84 crew when it was sunk in West end of Lombok Strait. submarines is a hazardous business. Serving most of her career in the Pacific Ocean, Bonefish crossed the Panama canal in 1982 and joined the Atlantic fleet. On 10 October, in her last action of the patrol, Bonefish fired a spread of four torpedoes at two ships of a convoy off Indochina, sending both the 4,212-ton cargo ship Isuzugawa and the 10,086-ton transport Teibi Maru to the bottom. Sea state was still 4 or 5, and the boat crews, having performed marvelously for the previous two days, were so tired that they were no longer functional. 2 before making an emergency dive in shallow water. Explosions and fire tore through the diesel-power submarine Sunday, spewing toxic fumes and smoke and forcing the 92-member crew to flee. Ros states an attack was made by IJN on 23 Nov and also a reported sighting by Bonefish of a US sub on 2 December. That repair period lasted through the year, and a material casualty to the snorkel piping system during sea trials in March 1973 extended it into July 1973. Hearing the fire in the battery well was out of control and that submarines #3 diesel engine had quit when activated, Wilson finally gave the order to abandon ship. the 4th as the sinking attack date. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. The wreck of the USS Bugara (OET/Nautilus Live). NORFOLK, Va. (AP) _ Navy salvage workers who boarded the USS Bonefish as the abandoned submarine drifted in the Atlantic today found the bodies of the three men missing after explosions and fire rocked the ship, Navy officials said. Japanese records reveal that the 5,488ton cargo ship Konzan Maru was torpedoed and sunk in Toyama Wan on 18 June and that an ensuing severe counterattack by Japanese escorts, the Okinawa, CD-63, CD-75, CD-158 and CD-207, brought debris and a major oil slick to the water's surface. It was an auspicious beginning. On 24 April 1988 Bonefish was submerged, during an exercise with guided-missile frigate USS Carr, about 160 mi (260 km) off the Atlantic coast of Florida, when seawater began leaking onto cables and electric buses in a battery-supply cableway. The Navy said the first explosion hit the Bonefish on Sunday afternoon as it was running at periscope depth, engaged in training exercises with surface vessels 160 miles off Florida. She was launched 7 May 1943 (sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth S. Daubin, wife of Rear Admiral Freeland A. Daubin), and commissioned on 31 May 1943, Lieutenant Commander Thomas W. Hogan in command. For a brief history of the boat, please see The Loss of USS Bonefish. The crew was able to surface the Bonefish and Wilson ordered the evacuation. USS Bonefish (SS-582) was a Barbel-class submarine of the United States Navy, and was the second U.S. Navy submarine to be named for the bonefish. The safety procedure, now essential for survival, was to don an Emergency Air Breather (EAB)an enclosed face mask with an air hose that could be hastily plugged into fittings across the ship as pictured here.
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