Channel; 20 41N; 118 27E. 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. USS Seawolf (SS-197) was lost on 3-Oct-1944 with the 44N; 127 33E; heading for 33 44N; 124 06E. : R-85 Kriegsmarine The Type R-41 minesweeper was sunk in a collision at Altenbruch. 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. The Kaga shipwreck (Image credit: Courtesy of Vulcan Inc. ) After weeks spent surveying an area of ocean about the size of Houston, historians aboard the research vessel Petrel spotted the . Many were lost during declared wartime when the sea is not The sinking of the USS Eagle PE-56 was first deemed an accident . Arcing then caused an explosion, which flashed into a fire within minutes. She spent the first 20 weeks of 1978 conducting various training exercises out of San Diego. with the loss of 19 crew when it foundered off Honolulu Harbor. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Sources: R, D, SFLM with the loss of 79 crew when it was sunk near 22 40N; 131 45 E, middle of The maneuver succeeded in temporarily clearing smoke from the control room but not the remainder of the vessel. 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. Thereafter, Bonefish stopped in Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. It was an auspicious beginning. Underway again on 13 April, Bonefish headed for the Celebes Sea and her fourth war patrol. NH, 42 59' 48N - 20 20' 27W and utterly contaminated atmosphere, were the factors that resulted in saving the ship. grounding on reef south of Rossel Island Louisande Archipelago. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR BONEFISH was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for the period of her first and third through sixth patrols. She concluded that cruise at Pearl Harbor in June 1970. The U.S. Navy has not lost a single submarine to an accident at sea in over fifty years despite operating one of the largest underwater fleets on the planetnot since implementing safety reforms after losing Thresher in 1963 and the Scorpion in 1968. Petty Officer Grossman swam thousands of yards in the choppy waters and received credit for having saved 19 lives. She then cleared the area and, the next day, engaged and destroyed another small ship with gunfire. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR 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. No reports from boat made after leaving Darwin around 17 Novemeber 1943. 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. loss of 42 crew when it foundered off Key West, 24 24' 30N - 81 28' Bonefish resumed normal operations after the post-deployment rest and upkeep period. On her second war patrol, conducted in the Celebes sea and near Borneo, BONEFISH sank two freighters and an escort vessel, and damaged a minelayer. I will never forget, after two days on station. Remarks: WDR date spread is 1-5-44 to 2-24-44 Explosions and fire tore through the diesel-power submarine Sunday, spewing toxic fumes and smoke and forcing the 92-member crew to flee. And Im proud to consider myself an honorary member of BONEFISH! Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Built by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, CT, USS BONEFISH (SS-223) was commissioned on 31 May 1943. 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 loss of 40 crew when it was sunk north of Groluk Island near Truk. She never did. Remarks: Hulk raised and reburied off Serria 13 north of Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor. Sometimes all sufficient to preclude removal to home waters when Phillipines were surrendered. On 24 October 1944, USS Darter (SS-227) ran aground while pursuing the Japanese heavy cruiser Takao in Palawan Passage, Philippines. [2][3][4] The frigate USS McCloy, serving as headquarters of the rescue operation, pulled alongside Bonefish to remove the bodies. She moved to the northern approach to Basilan Strait. States Navy have been lost during their service -- more than ten percent of the total The temperature in the battery space reached 1,200 Fahrenheit (650 Celsius). Remarks: WDR gives date spread as 8-20 to 9-27-43 There, she engaged in 7th Fleet training evolutions and made port visits at Hong Kong, in the Philippines, and in Japan. The target, Kokuyo Maru, immediately settled by the stern, and Bonefish headed for the traffic lanes north of Sibutu and Tawitawi. In total, this vessel sank 31 enemy vessels, for a total tonnage of 158,500, and damaged 7, for 42,000 tons. BONEFISH, in accordance with the operation order, was to rendezvous with the other eight submarines of the three groups, at 46 50'N, 140 00'E at sunset on 23 June 1945, in preparation for the transit on 24 June of La Perouse Strait. April 1968 saw her back at Oabu resuming local operations. and also a reported sighting by Bonefish of a US sub on 2 December. The causes of death would not be known until a full medical report was done, Borton said. On 1 April 1960, she departed New London, Conn., to join the Pacific Fleet. Project Team; Contribute; Support; . WWII On 6 December 1975, the submarine departed Oahu bound for the Orient. Bonefish surfaced, and the captain ordered the crew to abandon ship. USS S-4 (SS-109) was lost on 17-Dec-1927 with the Twenty-two sailors were injured and three were killed. Despite thorough coverage of the waters assigned her, she made few contacts and each of these was a small antisubmarine vessel. It was a very harrowing experience we went through out there, he said upon arrival Tuesday in Charleston, S.C., his ships home port. In company with Tunny and Skate, Bonefish (SS-223), commanded by Commander L.L. Following a week of training out of that port, she again got underway for more days of drills in Moreton Bay. That tour of duty ended with her return to Oahu in July. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR 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. On the submarines slippery deck, the crew struggled to keep their balance and several fell overboard. She fired all of her bow torpedoes and heard and felt the hits on the 2,068ton Japanese ship Anjo Maru. USS Escolar (SS-294) was lost on or after The vessel sank, but its five escorts mounted a vicious counterattack that soon covered the ocean's surface with oil and debris. 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. Sources: R, D, SFLM R: Roberts, Stephen, et al, Registry of US Warships In May, the submarine again headed for the western Pacific for a deployment quite similar to her first cruise in Oriental waters. 12 144E Unknown to Bonefish, Suez Maru was carrying 414 British and 133 Dutch POWs. 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. The Bonefishs captain, Cmdr. Hokkaido. WDR date (Northern); One day out of Attu (2 men were taken prisoner, both survived the war). Matsuwa Island, in Kurlies. Photographs and personal information are needed as indicated in the column at right. As nine tons of seawater gushed into the forward end of the boat crewmembers rushed to close the appropriate valves, saving her from a swift trip to the bottom. 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. For a brief history of the boat, please see The Loss of USS Bonefish. 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. The crippled USS Bonefish, an attack submarine rocked by a series of explosions that left three sailors dead, arrived at Charleston Harbor Friday behind a Navy salvage ship. made after leaving Darwin around 17 Novemeber 1943. (United Fruit) off Panama Canal. 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. Unfortunately, several seemingly minor long-running problems were either accepted or went undetectedand these combined in tragic fashion while Bonefish was submerged. USS BONEFISH (SS-582) USS Bonefish (SS-582) was a Barbel-class submarine in the United States Navy. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR May 25, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EDT. On 1 December, the boat sighted a convoy of three ships with two escorts hugging the Celebes coast. 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. the loss of 76 crew when it was sunk in or near Tablas Strait, PI. USS H-1 (SS-28) was lost on 12-Mar-1920 with the Throughout the cruise, the warship conducted UNITAS exercises with the armed forces of the countries visited. loss of 90 crew when it was sunk in channel midway between Hainan and Bashi On 25 January, the submarine commenced a 14-month overhaul at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. loss of 80 crew when it was sunk off Caiman Point, Luzon, RPI Although detected by a Japanese destroyer, Bonefish succeeded in firing five torpedoes at the ex-whale-factory tanker Tonan Maru No. USS Grayback (SS-208) was lost on 26-Feb-1944 with Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Everts sister, Cynthia Williams, said the Navy had sent someone to their house this morning to announce that Everts body had been found. 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. Four men trapped in torpedo room survived for possibly 60 hours. Tests conducted after the battle showed that the Dahlgren guns could be operated safely and efficiently with charges of as much as 30lb (14kg). Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR USS O-9 (SS-70) was lost on 20-Jun-1941 with the Readers interested in this incident would be well-served by reading the Navys report investigating the incident, as well as personal accounts shared by Bonefishs crew, including her executive officer. The vessel reached the USS Johnston, which lies 6.5km (4 miles) beneath the waves in the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean.. Passage 7 49.5N; 116 47.5E Palawan. Bonefish went deep once again and rigged for the depth charges, 25 in all. USS Shark (SS-314) was lost on 24-Oct-1944 with the was sunk in Norwegian Sea after fire, one man from Cochino and 6 men from USS Tusk were Remarks: Bombed on 10 December 1941 with the loss of 4 crew. WDR: War Damage Report. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM The salvage ship USS Hoist began towing the 219-foot-long Bonefish Wednesday afternoon to its home port of Charleston, S.C., where Navy experts will be able to take a closer look at the damage,. Remarks: Sunk by IJN submarine. USS Gudgeon (SS-211) was lost on 18 April-1944 with Ros states an attack was made by IJN on 23 Nov 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 loss of 80 crew when it was sunk off Saipan near Maug Island. That structure in the final analysis gave me the room to do what was necessary to oversee the salvage of the ship with the knowledge that every effort would be made to send help if I needed it. That April Bonefish participated in an anti-submarine training exercise with the John F. Kennedys carrier taskforce 160 miles east of Floridaparticularly sparring with Kennedys anti-submarine helicopters and the escorting frigate USS Carr. Again in the South China Sea on her third patrol, BONEFISH sank a very large tanker, a medium freighter and a schooner, and damaged a second large tanker. 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. The crew was able to surface the Bonefish and Wilson ordered the evacuation. The crews of a whaleboat from Carr and helicopters from both Carr and the aircraft carrier USSJohn F. Kennedy rescued 89 men. Commander Edge reported be had sunk one large transport and one medium freighter to date. Sources: R, D, SFLM Any person or company interested in promoting the importance of submarines to the national defense is eligible to apply for membership. loss of 34 crew when it was sunk after ramming by USCG Paulding. The world's deepest known shipwreck, a World War II US Navy destroyer, has been fully mapped and filmed by a US-based crew. with the loss of 78 crew when it was sunk somewhere between Midway and 17-Oct-1944 with the loss of 82 crew when it was sunk somewhere east of 33 The submarine conducted shakedown training out of New London, Conn., and Newport, R.I., until 23 July, when she set out for the Pacific. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Following a post-deployment standdown and local operations, she entered the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for a regular overhaul. USS Sculpin (SS-191) was lost on 19-Nov-1943 with Normal operations out of Charleston occupied Bonefish for the remainder of 1982 and during the first three weeks of 1983. While operating in the vicinity of Makassar Strait on 22 January, Bonefish encountered a large sailing vessel. BONEFISH covered a South China Sea area in her sixth patrol, and sank two large tankers and a freighter during September and October 1944. Post war information also reveals that on 14 May 1944, while firing at the large tanker, which she sank, BONEFISH hit and sank the Japanese destroyer INAZUMI. USS Wahoo (SS-238) was a Gato-class submarine, the first United States Navy ship to be named for the wahoo.Construction started before the U.S. entered World War II, and she was commissioned after entry. On 18 April. After long service by the original parade float, the decision was made three years ago to build a new float,. WDR gives date spread as 5-28 to 7-4-43 A petty officer rang the alarm Fire on third street!. Remarks: Possibly diveable water. Update: The wreck of the USS Astoria was discovered in early 2015 during a sonar mapping project of Iron Bottom Sound lead by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. SFLM: Submarine Force Library and Museum Boat Books A submersible has dived to the world's deepest-known shipwreck. in knowing those 5,000 valves and switches. The escort ships pursued Bonefish, but she was able to dive and elude her attackers. 1Sept20 40 miles offshore. The heat was so intense that it melted the soles of the shoes of the crewmembers in the space above. for complete and accurate listing of men lost on USS 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. For exceptional performance during the 19691970 WestPac, Bonefish was awarded a Meritorious Unit Citation for readiness. Bonefish conducted a submerged patrol of Sandakan Harbor, Borneo, from 4 6 December and then sailed for Tarakan. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. Two torpedoes struck the 806ton passenger/cargo ship amidships and aft, sinking her. She concluded 7th Fleet assignments on 25 April 1976 when she stood out of Subic Bay on her way home. Remarks: Sunk by own forces in submarine safety zone. Bonefish returned to Pearl Harbor from that routine deployment on 7 November and began 13 months of local operations. the loss of 72 crew when it was sunk off Rabaul; Last Contact at 5 05S; Remarks: R states South of Tokyo Bay. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR USS Albacore (SS-218) was lost on 7-Nov-1944 with between Hokkaido and Honshu. 152 37E Remarks: Hull raised, studied and scrapped. the loss of 86 crew when it was sunk in Toyama Wan; Near Suzu Misaki; 37 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. The captain of the frigate gathered the crew on the fantail of the ship. We meet on the 4th Saturday of each month at Zacatecas Caf, 3767 Iowa Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507. This coordinated attack group under Commander G. W. Pierce inTunny, 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 . the loss of 76 crew when it was sunk off the northeast coast of Honshu 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. 30"W the crew dies, sometimes there are survivors. Bonefish then set sail via Guam for the East China Sea and her seventh war patrol. Grossman's eyes were nearly swollen shut from the fuel and saltwater. No declared lost date found. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR On 1 June, the submarine embarked upon a deployment to South America. Reliance walking speed) but that same battery would only last just 90 minutes at a flank speed of 18.5 knots. in knowing where they were in this pitching, rolling. loss of 84 crew when it was sunk 2 miles off west coast of Palawan. 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. In September, the submarine entered the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for her regular overhaul. loss of 26 crew, 33 rescued when it flooded and sank off Portsmouth, NH. But new to Bonefish, he wasnt aware that the hatch suffered from a defect in her lugs, long reported but ignored, and required a reverse quarter-turn to open. crew were taken prisoner, only 21 survived the war) On 24 April 1988, a fire on board USS Bonefish (SS-582) off the coast of Florida killed three crewmen. While in the Sulu Sea on 3 May, Bonefish approached a convoy but was forced to dive when an enemy plane dropped two depth bombs which exploded close aboard. Recognizing that the ship was taking on water and that the conditions inside the submarine were unbelievably difficult for salvage, I arrived on the scene and was helo-ed out with my party to one of our frigates in the KENNEDY battlegroup which was steaming in the vicinity. USS Bonefish (SS-223) was lost on 18-Jun-1945 with The warship ended the deployment with her arrival back at San Diego on 28 October. 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. That employment lasted until October 1967, when she headed back to the Orient. A submersible has dived to the world's deepest-known shipwreck. She had only one attack opportunity and did no damage. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR USS S-39 (SS-144) was lost on 14-Aug-1942 when it was destroyed after 2 before making an emergency dive in shallow water. The day of the wooden ship was over, wit. } 2: Tabular Record of Movement", Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Bonefish_(SS-223)&oldid=1139586503, 11,000 nautical miles (20,000km) surfaced at 10kn (19km/h), This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 21:52. The crew was able to surface the Bonefish and Wilson ordered the evacuation. Remarks: The Wahoo has been found and verified by the US Navy. Sources: R, SFLM loss of 2 crew when it was sunk after collision with SS ABABGAREZ 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. The submarine fired five torpedoes. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR 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. During a rendezvous with Tunny on 16 June, Bonefish reported sinking Oshikayama Maru, a 6,892ton cargo ship. Crew members abandoned ship and were taken to shore by the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy and the frigate USS Carr. On 6 July, she surfaced to destroy a wooden-hulled schooner by gunfire. Bonefish conducted trials and training off the New England coast until the spring of 1960. Radioman First Class Robert Bordelon passed out as well, and his fellows were unable to pull him up the bridge hatch. She had a busy career in the Pacific against Japanese shipping after being launched and commissioned in May 1943. In a second rendezvous two days later, she requested and received permission to conduct a daylight submerged patrol of Toyama Bay, a bay farther up the Honsh coast. it was sold for scrapping. Reported dived 2001. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR The Navy anticipates towing the vessel to its homeport of Charleston, S.C., said Chief Petty Officer Joseph C. Mowery, another fleet spokesman. I want to tell you about an event which has deepened my conviction of the importance of the people and the training we have developed in the submarine force over the years. 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. Remarks: No losses in the scuttling operation, all crew rescued by Japanese forces. It is truly these fine young people who man our Submarine Force and our Navy and the dedicated feeling we have toward one another that makes it all worth while. Remarks: Possibly diveable water. 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. 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. the loss of 80 crew when it was sunk near 25 47N 128 45E. But what I want most to tell you is that the quality of the young BONEFISH sailors in knowing their ship. 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. USS S-28 (SS-133) was lost on 4-Jul-1944 with the

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