This ship went to the Celebes and Sulu Seas for her fourth patrol and sank two freighters, a transport and a tanker, while she damaged a sub chaser. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR With her crew refreshed and her provisions and ammunition replenished, Bonefish got underway on 5 September for the Sibuyan Sea. Built by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, CT, USS BONEFISH (SS-223) was commissioned on 31 May 1943. 44N; 127 33E; heading for 33 44N; 124 06E. There can be little doubt that Bonefish was sunk in this action. She sank three freighters, two transports, a tanker and a schooner, and damaged a fourth freighter. was scuttled in Manila Bay after damage at Cavite Repairs occupied her until June 1969, and post-overhaul trials and refresher training followed. Remarks: Loss date could be as late as 6 February, however Japanese records indicate USS Cisco (SS-290) was lost on 28-Sep-1943 with the Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR the loss of 59 crew when it was sunk East of Menado, Celebes the crew dies, sometimes there are survivors. On 17 May 1978, Bonefish put to sea for the western Pacific. Reported dived 2001. 1983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016, THIS WEBSITE IS SPONSORED BY PROGENY, A CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE NSL. Commander Edge reported be had sunk one large transport and one medium freighter to date. Remarks: Possibly diveable water. Remarks: Dived and photographed by DSRV in 1997 Three days later, the submarine attacked a convoy of eight ships, scoring three hits on a freighter before the escorts forced her to go deep to avoid a depth charge attack. 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. All the crew were taken off prior to sinking. loss of 83 crew when it was sunk off Inubo Saki near Tokyo Bay. USS Harder (SS-257) was lost on 24-Aug-1944 with the The Bonefish was submerged and operating on two massive batteries when, according to initial reports, an explosion occurred in the battery compartment at about 4:30 p.m., a spokesman said. Wahoo was assigned to the Pacific theatre. On 3 August, she damaged a tanker with one torpedo hit. [8] The submarine escaped damage from both the destroyer's depth charges and from aerial bombs which enemy aircraft dropped, but they prevented her from observing the results of her attack. Remarks: R states sinking off Southern Formosa. April 1968 saw her back at Oabu resuming local operations. Experts on the research. On 6 February, the submarine sighted a convoy composed of at least 17 ships. Bonefish conducted trials and training off the New England coast until the spring of 1960. On 24 April 1988, a fire on board USS Bonefish (SS-582) off the coast of Florida killed three crewmen. On the submarines slippery deck, the crew struggled to keep their balance and several fell overboard. Home During the later part of this patrol, Bonefish joined Flasher(SS-249) and Lapon(SS-260) in forming a coordinated attack group. Sources: R, SFLM USS Shark (SS-174) was lost on 11-Feb-1942 with Two torpedoes struck the 806ton passenger/cargo ship amidships and aft, sinking her. Equipped with a new mine-detecting device, the submarines were ordered to penetrate the Sea of Japan to sever the last of the Japanese overseas supply lines. with the loss of 19 crew when it foundered off Honolulu Harbor. The escort ships pursued Bonefish, but she was able to dive and elude her attackers. Kennedy was making a lee for BONEFISH so we could do what was required to prepare for an airblow to the ballast tanks. The leak allowed saltwater to gradually build up. Following a week of training out of that port, she again got underway for more days of drills in Moreton Bay. U-boat, a patrolling B-24 or by accident. Remarks: Portions of hull remained as of 1998, USS Corvina (SS-226) was lost on 16-Nov-1943 with loss of 80 crew when it was sunk within shore battery range of Point Tagan, [Note: The above USS BONEFISH (SS-582) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS BONEFISH (SS-582) or by other non . USS Amberjack (SS-219) was lost on 16-Feb-1943 with after serious damage by aircraft near Penang, ~ 10 Miles West of Lem Voalan Strait 61 The submarine departed there on 16 September for her first war patrol. The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the highest noncombat decoration awarded for heroism within the US Department of the Navy, ranking immediately above the Bronze Star Medal in the order of precedence for the awards and decorations of the US armed forces. Remarks: Sunk by IJN submarine. USS Bullhead (SS-332) was lost on 6-Aug-1945 with On 8 July, she used her guns to touch off a blazing fire in a small, inter-island steamer and, two days later, sank a sampan with gunfire. 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. (42 BONEFISH did not make this rendezvous, and after the other eight vessels had successfully transited La Perouse Strait, TUNNY on 25 and 26 June waited off the entrance to the strait and unsuccessfully tried to contact BONEFISH. In moments, jet black smoke poured across the ship, blinding the crew and making breathing poison. Naval authorities deemed the damage to Bonefish to be too extensive to warrant repair and thus decided to decommission and scrap her. asphyxiation. USS Stickleback (SS-415) was lost on 30-May-1958 when it sank off Hawaii Dived. Bonefish was on fire from the inside outand she was still underwater. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Remarks: Hulk raised and reburied off Serria 13 north of Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor. The next day, Bonefish fired a spread of four torpedoes at a cargo ship headed for Davao Gulf but, in spite of three hits, failed to sink the target. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR He remained overnight in the medical ward on the carrier for his injuries. USSBonefish(SS-223) was a Gato-class submarine, the first United States Navy ship to be named for the bonefish. 152 37E For a brief history of the boat, please see The Loss of USS Bonefish. Remarks: Depth 400 feet. On the afternoon of April 24, 1988, all was not well in the USS Bonefishamongst the last remaining diesel-electric submarines in the U.S. Navy. Channel; 20 41N; 118 27E. Presentation The heat was so intense that it melted the soles of the shoes of the crewmembers in the space above. Normal operations out of Charleston occupied Bonefish for the remainder of 1982 and during the first three weeks of 1983. The target, Kokuyo Maru, immediately settled by the stern, and Bonefish headed for the traffic lanes north of Sibutu and Tawitawi. BONEFISHs luck had finally run out. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR, USS O-5 (SS-66) was lost on 11-Oct-1923 with the loss of 76 crew when it was sunk in Sulu Sea west of Mindinao, 9 47N; 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. Others were lost when the sea She visited Trinidad, Tobago, Curaao, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Netherlands Antilles before retransiting the canal. USS Grampus . At least 250 managed to abandon ship but were killed by the Japanese in the water. BONEFISH terrorized enemy shipping in and around Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines, sending a variety of vessels to the bottom or rendering them incapable of continuing to fight. The crew was able to surface the Bonefish and Wilson ordered the evacuation. After repairs, she returned and rejoined the others. According to fellow crewmember William Baker, Everts was likely dead set on one thing: verifying on the periscope that Bonefish was clear to surface so she didnt accidentally collide with the Carr nearby. Matsuwa Island, in Kurlies. Again forced to go deep to avoid the counterattack, she failed to evaluate the damage that her torpedoes had done to the targets. In September, the submarine entered the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for her regular overhaul. Hokkaido. Eighty-five men were lost with BONEFISH. 4-May-1945 with the loss of 88 crew when it was sunk in off Malay Coast in or Everts sister, Cynthia Williams, said the Navy had sent someone to their house this morning to announce that Everts body had been found. Remarks: Location not known, cause not known, date of loss not known. 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. USS Seawolf (SS-197) was lost on 3-Oct-1944 with the Sources: R, D, SFLM, USS S-5 (SS-110) was lost on 1-Sep-1920 when it foundered off Deleware Capes 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. On 18 April. Petty Officer Grossman swam thousands of yards in the choppy waters and received credit for having saved 19 lives. She departed her lifeguard station the next day, stopped at Saipan for fuel on the 27th, and continued on to Pearl Harbor, where she arrived on 8 November. All the crew escaped through a hole cut in hull in the tiller Pictures captured by an undersea drone show the wreck of World War II-era submarine USS Bugara in stunning detail. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Scuttled off Hawaii and only when I was ready to make them. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR USS Grayling (SS-209) was lost on 9-Sep-1943 with (Northern); One day out of Attu (2 men were taken prisoner, both survived the war). USS Dorado (SS-248) was lost on 12-Oct-1943 with the of Iwo Jima. In November, the warship voyaged back to the western Pacific, and the normal round of exercises and port visits ensued. No declared lost date found. In July of 1951, Congress authorized construction of the worlds first nuclear powered submarine. This required anyone entering the submarine to be in a Scott breathing apparatus rather than an Oxygen Breathing Apparatus which was not efficient enough. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring. loss of 32 crew when it was sunk after collision with SS City of Rome submarines is a hazardous business. Towed back to Charleston by the aptly named USS Hoist, she was decommissioned five months later and scrapped. The maneuver succeeded in temporarily clearing smoke from the control room but not the remainder of the vessel. Diveable water. The repairs and modifications took nearly a year to complete. 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. 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. Later that same day, the boat fired eight torpedoes at a small cargo ship, scoring several hits. USS Pompano (SS-181) was lost on 1-Sep-1943 with with editorial notes by Robert H. Downie,originally from: U.S. I was sent out with a handful of young people (a couple of them BONEFISH sailors who happened to have been on leave or had stayed back in Charleston for training) to see what I could do about bringing the submarine back to port. On occasion, the sea wins. The seven-month Far Eastern assignment ended in November when she reentered Pearl Harbor. The interaction between the saltwater and the exposed electrical cables ultimately led to the overheating and explosion of the forward battery well as described at the beginning of the article. WDR gives date date used. BONEFISH asked permission to conduct a submerged daylight patrol in Toyama Wan, in the mid part of western Honshu, and having received it, departed for Suzu Misaki. She was the second to last United States Submarine lost in the war, with Bullhead(SS-332) being lost in August 1945. Remarks: Possibly diveable water. The Bonefishs captain, Cmdr. After long service by the original parade float, the decision was made three years ago to build a new float,. D: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships USS Squalus (SS-192) was lost on 23-May-1939 with a Japanese records of anti-submarine attacks mention an attack made on 19 June 1945 [Editor's Note: Date corrected from 18 June 1945], at 3718'N, 137 25'E in Toyama Wan. Remarks: Ship not found and demise is speculated as either being caused by an unknown But Lt. Ray Evert, the Officer On Deck, didnt put on his EAB. Remarks: Loss declared after 14 May 44. Still, Tunny waited in vain off Hokkaid for three days. Then, after refresher training off Monterey, Calif., she returned to Pearl Harbor where she conducted exercises until 20 March. with the loss of 78 crew when it was sunk somewhere between Midway and The boat was presumed lost on 30 July. A petty officer rang the alarm Fire on third street!. She gained fame as an aggressive and highly successful submarine after Lieutenant Commander Dudley Walker "Mush" Morton became her skipper. Afterward USSHoist, a salvage-and-rescue ship, towed Bonefish to Charleston, South Carolina. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. Aboard the Carr they were treated to donated clothing and a warm meal as they recovered from the ordeal. She then cleared the area and, the next day, engaged and destroyed another small ship with gunfire. Remarks: Possibly diveable water. A Navy salvage crew boarded the submarine Tuesday but had to pump out toxic gases swirling through the hull before they could enter the ship, which had been adrift since Sunday. Remarks: Scuttled by crew, after severe damage by enemy forces. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM She emerged from the shipyard on 25 June 1977 to begin post-overhaul refresher training. the loss of 77 crew when it was sunk East China Sea. and utterly contaminated atmosphere, were the factors that resulted in saving the ship. the loss of 72 crew when it was sunk off Rabaul; Last Contact at 5 05S; Waickiwicz extracted more than twenty crewmembers over three hours using a rescue hoist despite dangerous flying conditions, at one point refusing an order to withdraw. She never did. May 25, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EDT. Three crewmembers Lieutenant Ray Everts, Radioman First Class (RM1) (SS) Bob Bordelon, and Yeoman Third Class (YN3) (SS) Marshal Lindgren died due to the fire. Turnabout Island. She set course for Fremantle the next day, ending her patrol there on 13 August. It was the factor that saved BONEFISH. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM loss of 4 crew when it Grounded, Magdalena Bay, Mexico, was sunk in 9 Fathoms The submarine crash-dived to a depth of . The USS Samuel B Roberts went down during the Battle Off Samar. 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 6 December 1975, the submarine departed Oahu bound for the Orient. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR 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). Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR BONEFISH made scheduled rendezvous with TUNNY on 16 and 18 June, but when TUNNY, SKATE, and the six other American subs that had been patrolling the area met up on the 24th to begin the trip back to Hawaii, BONEFISH was nowhere to be found. I have never been more impressed with basic submarining than I was with those young fellows. She remained in port for three weeks to allow crewmen to settle into the new home port. WDR date spread 4-7-44 to 5-12-44. Bonefish's keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut on 25 June 1942. But two incapacitated crew members proved impossible to remove. The USS Bonefish was lost in the Sea of Japan on June 18, 1945, with its crew of 85. The submarine relayed the information, then continued her reconnaissance. Twenty-two sailors were injured and three were killed. Upon completing this mission, she headed for Australia and arrived at Fremantle on 30 May. According to helicopter crewman Jim Chapman, the hoist was even lowered inside one of Bonefishs hatches to pry out a heavyset sailor stuck inside. The wreck lies upright with its bow missing and A turret pointing aft. 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. The day of the wooden ship was over, wit. } She then conducted type training and other exercises along the California coast for the remainder of the year and into 1979. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Saturday and Sunday, Operation Hours: 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. crew were taken prisoner, 57 survived the war. 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. She cleared the area and arrived at Fremantle on 19 December. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR However, she took two Japanese prisoners from a downed enemy plane, and performed reconnaissance work on the southern end of Korea. 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. This area was further subdivided, with BONEFISH assigned to patrol the northern portion. For exceptional performance during the 19691970 WestPac, Bonefish was awarded a Meritorious Unit Citation for readiness. Remarks: R states after 2 December 43. while being towed, after collision with USS Silverstein (DE-534). Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM In February 1963, Bonefish moved to a new home port, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Fourteen sailors with serious injuries were later air-evacuated to the carrier Kennedy for treatment. The destroyers converged on Bonefish for counterattack, but she escaped into the depths. She returned to Hawaii on 10 August and, after post deployment standdown, resumed operations in the Hawaii operating area. She was never seen or heard from again. She also damaged two medium freighters. 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. loss of 56 crew when it was sunk on 5th patrol off Paramushiru, Kuriles 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. Nine minutes later Bonefishs skipper ordered the hatches to the battery compartment sealed, hoping to starve the flames. 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.
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