Ships |
Hull No. |
Ship Name |
Laid Down |
Launch |
Comm |
Status |
SS 212 |
GATO |
10/5/1940 |
8/21/1941 |
12/31/1941 |
Served as a naval reserve training ship at New York and Baltimore until Mar 1960. Sold for scrap, July 1960. |
SS 213 |
GREENLING |
11/12/1940 |
9/20/1941 |
1/21/1942 |
Served as naval reserve training ship at Portsmouth NH and Boston MA until Mar 1960. Sold for scrap, June 1960. |
SS 214 |
GROUPER |
12/28/1940 |
10/27/1941 |
2/12/1942 |
Served in the 1960s at the Naval Research and Underwater Sound Laboratories, New London CT. Sold for scrap, Aug 1970. |
SS 215 |
GROWLER |
2/10/1941 |
11/2/1941 |
3/20/1942 |
Sunk by Japanese in South China Sea, 8 Nov 1944. (85 killed) |
SS 216 |
GRUNION |
3/1/1941 |
12/22/1941 |
4/11/1942 |
Ordered back to Dutch Harbor after reporting intense ASW activity off Kiska (Aleutians). Reported overdue, assumed lost with all hands 5 Oct 1942. Probably lost Aug 1942. |
SS 217 |
GUARDFISH |
4/1/1941 |
1/20/1942 |
5/8/1942 |
Served as Naval Reserve Training Ship at New London June 1948 - June 1960. Sunk as target by DOGFISH (SS-350) and BLENNY (SS-324) 10 Oct 1961. |
SS 218 |
ALBACORE |
4/21/1941 |
2/17/1942 |
6/1/1942 |
Struck a mine very close to the shore off northeastern Hokkaido on 7 Nov 1944. Lost with all hands. |
SS 219 |
AMBERJACK |
5/15/1941 |
3/6/1942 |
6/19/1942 |
Sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Solomon Sea 16 Feb 1943. |
SS 220 |
BARB |
6/7/1941 |
4/2/1942 |
7/8/1942 |
Loaned to Italy under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program 13 Dec 1954. |
SS 221 |
BLACKFISH |
7/1/1941 |
4/18/1942 |
7/22/1942 |
Stricken 1 Sep 1959. |
SS 222 |
BLUEFISH |
6/5/1942 |
2/21/1943 |
5/24/1943 |
Stricken 1 Jun 1959. |
SS 223 |
BONEFISH |
6/25/1942 |
5/7/1943 |
5/31/1943 |
Sunk in action off Japan, 18 June 1945. (85 lost) |
SS 224 |
COD |
7/21/1942 |
3/21/1943 |
6/21/1943 |
Dedicated as museum in Cleveland OH May 1976 |
SS 225 |
CERO |
8/24/1942 |
4/4/1943 |
7/4/1943 |
Sold for scrap, Oct 1970. |
SS 226 |
CORVINA |
9/21/1942 |
5/9/1943 |
8/6/1943 |
Sunk by Japanese submarine off Caroline Islands, 16 Nov 1943. (82 killed) |
SS 227 |
DARTER |
10/20/1942 |
6/6/1943 |
9/7/1943 |
Stranded off Palawan, 24 Oct 1944. Lost at sea. Much effort was made to torpedo and shell her so that her equipment would be useless to the Japanese. |
SS 228 |
DRUM |
9/11/1940 |
5/12/1941 |
11/1/1941 |
Served as naval reserve training submarine at Washington DC, Mar 1948 - June 1968. Transferred to USS Alabama Commission to be used as a memorial in Mobile AL 16 Apr 1969. |
SS 229 |
FLYING FISH |
12/6/1940 |
7/9/1941 |
12/10/1941 |
Used by Underwater Sound Laboratory in sonar experiments Jan 1951. Fitted with a large conformal array sonar from German heavy cruiser PRINZ EUGEN, which evolved into AN/BQR-4. Sold for scrap, May 1959. |
SS 230 |
FINBACK |
2/5/1941 |
8/25/1941 |
1/31/1942 |
Stricken 1 Sep 1958 and sold for scrap. |
SS 231 |
HADDOCK |
3/31/1941 |
10/20/1941 |
3/14/1942 |
Placed in reserve at New London May 1952. Assigned to reserve training at Portsmouth, NH, June 1956. Sold for scrap, Aug 1960. |
SS 232 |
HALIBUT |
5/16/1941 |
12/3/1941 |
4/10/1942 |
Heavily damaged by Japanese aircraft apparently using magnetic detectors 14 Nov 1944. Damage deemed to extensive to repair at Portsmouth Navy Yard 16 Feb 1945. Decommissioned July 1945 and sold for scrap, Jan 1947. |
SS 233 |
HERRING |
7/14/1941 |
1/15/1942 |
5/4/1942 |
Sunk by Japanese shore batteries in the Kurile Islands 1 Jun 1944. |
SS 234 |
KINGFISH |
8/29/1941 |
3/2/1942 |
5/20/1942 |
Decommissioned and held in reserve at Groton CT Mar 1946. Sold for scrap, Oct 1960. |
SS 235 |
SHAD |
10/24/1941 |
4/15/1942 |
6/12/1942 |
Stricken, 1 Apr 1960, and sold for scrap. |
SS 236 |
SILVERSIDES |
11/4/1940 |
8/26/1941 |
12/15/1941 |
Museum at Muskegon MI since 24 May 1973. |
SS 237 |
TRIGGER |
2/1/1941 |
3/2/1942 |
1/30/1942 |
Sunk by Japanese in East China Sea, 28 Mar 1945 (89 lost) |
SS 238 |
WAHOO |
6/28/1941 |
2/14/1942 |
5/15/1942 |
Sunk near the Perouse Strait near northern Japan, 11 Oct 1943 (80 lost) |
SS 239 |
WHALE |
6/28/1941 |
3/14/1942 |
6/1/1942 |
Sold for scrap, Oct 1960. |
SS 240 |
ANGLER |
11/9/1942 |
7/4/1943 |
10/1/1943 |
Assigned to Naval Reserve training program at Philadelphia Apr 1967. Sold for scrap, Feb 1974. |
SS 241 |
BASHAW |
12/4/1942 |
7/25/1943 |
10/25/1943 |
Sunk as target July 1972. |
SS 242 |
BLUEGILL |
12/17/1942 |
8/8/1943 |
12/11/1943 |
Stricken Jun 1969 and sunk to be used as a salvage trainer. |
SS 243 |
BREAM |
2/5/1943 |
10/17/1943 |
1/24/1944 |
sunk as a target off the coast of Southern California by USS SCULPIN III (SSN-590) 7 Nov 1969. |
SS 244 |
CAVALLA |
3/4/1943 |
11/14/1943 |
2/29/1944 |
Preserved as memorial at Galveston, TX since 21 Jan 1971. |
SS 245 |
COBIA |
3/17/1943 |
11/28/1943 |
3/29/1944 |
Dedicated to Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Aug 1970. |
SS 246 |
CROAKER |
4/1/1943 |
12/19/1943 |
4/1/1944 |
Museum at Groton CT in 1976. Museum at Buffalo NY since 1988. |
SS 247 |
DACE |
7/22/1942 |
4/25/1943 |
7/22/1943 |
Transferred to Italy, 31 Jan 1955; renamed LEONARDO DA VINCI (S-510). Stricken 15 Oct 1972. Returned to USN and sold for scrap, 1 Apr 1975. |
SS 248 |
DORADO |
8/27/1942 |
5/23/1943 |
8/28/1943 |
Lost off Atlantic Coast 12 Oct 1943 to unknown cause (76 lost). |
SS 249 |
FLASHER |
9/30/1942 |
6/20/1943 |
9/25/1943 |
Sold for scrap, June 1963. Conning tower removed and placed in Nautilus Park, Groton CT, as a memorial. |
SS 250 |
FLIER |
10/30/1942 |
7/11/1943 |
10/18/1943 |
Sunk by mine in South China Sea 13 Aug 1944 (78 lost). 5 men survived, swimming to shore. Numerous others made it out of the boat, but drowned. |
SS 251 |
FLOUNDER |
12/3/1942 |
8/22/1943 |
11/29/1943 |
Decommissioned and placed in reserve at New London 12 February 1947. Stricken 1 June 1959 and sold for scrap. |
SS 252 |
GABILAN |
1/5/1943 |
9/19/1943 |
12/28/1943 |
Joined the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at New London Feb 1946. Sold for scrap, Jan 1960. |
SS 253 |
GUNNEL |
7/21/1941 |
5/17/1942 |
8/20/1942 |
Joined the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at New London May 1946. Sold for scrap, Aug 1959. |
SS 254 |
GURNARD |
9/2/1941 |
6/1/1942 |
9/18/1942 |
Assigned to reserve training at Tacoma WA May 1953 - Jun 1960. Sold for scrap, Sep 1961. |
SS 255 |
HADDO |
10/1/1941 |
6/21/1942 |
10/9/1942 |
Held in reserve at New London Feb 1946 - Aug 1958. Sold for scrap, Apr 1959. |
SS 256 |
HAKE |
11/1/1941 |
7/17/1942 |
10/30/1942 |
Served as naval reserve training ship at Philadelphia Oct 1947 - Mar 1967. Intentionally sunk/raised in 1969 to evaluate new salvage techniques |
SS 257 |
HARDER |
12/1/1941 |
8/19/1942 |
12/2/1942 |
Sunk by Japanese destroyer 24 Aug 1944. |
SS 258 |
HOE |
1/2/1942 |
9/17/1942 |
12/16/1942 |
Joined Atlantic Reserve Fleet at New London in Aug 1946. Sold for scrap, Aug 1960. |
SS 259 |
JACK |
2/2/1942 |
10/16/1942 |
1/6/1943 |
Loaned to the Royal Hellenic Navy 21 April 1958. Served as HHMS AMFITRITI (S-09). Returned to USN 1968 and sunk as target for US 6th Fleet. |
SS 260 |
LAPON |
2/21/1942 |
10/27/1942 |
1/23/1943 |
Transferred to Greek Navy, 8 Aug 1957; renamed POSEIDON (Y-16). Sold to Greece, 31 Dec 1975. |
SS 261 |
MINGO |
3/21/1942 |
11/30/1942 |
2/12/1943 |
Loaned to Japan under SAP, 20 May 1955; renamed KUROSHIO (SS-501). Served Japanese Navy until decommissioned 31 Mar 1966. Sold to Japan for spare parts?, 1 Nov 1971. |
SS 262 |
MUSKALLUNGE |
4/7/1942 |
12/13/1942 |
3/15/1943 |
Loaned to Brazil, 18 Jan 1957, under SAP; renamed HUMAITA (S-14). Returned Mar 1968. Sunk as target off Long Island NY, 9 July 1968. |
SS 263 |
PADDLE |
5/1/1942 |
12/30/1942 |
3/29/1943 |
Loaned to Brazil under SAP, 18 Jan 1957; renamed RIACHUELO (S-15). Sunk pierside while in Brazilian custody, Mar 1968. Stricken from USN, 30 June 1968. |
SS 264 |
PARGO |
5/21/1942 |
1/24/1943 |
4/26/1943 |
Sold for scrap, Apr 1961. |
SS 265 |
PETO |
6/18/1941 |
4/30/1942 |
11/21/1942 |
Sold for scrap, Nov 1960. |
SS 266 |
POGY |
9/15/1941 |
6/23/1942 |
1/10/1943 |
Joined Atlantic Reserve Fleet at New London July 1946 - Sep 1958. Sold for scrap, May 1959. |
SS 267 |
POMPON |
11/26/1941 |
8/15/1942 |
3/17/1943 |
Sold for scrap, Nov 1960. |
SS 268 |
PUFFER |
2/16/1942 |
11/22/1942 |
4/27/1943 |
Sold for scrap, 4 Nov 1960. |
SS 269 |
RASHER |
5/4/1942 |
12/20/1942 |
6/8/1943 |
Served as naval reserve training submarine at Portland OR May 1967 - Dec 1971. |
SS 270 |
RATON |
5/29/1942 |
1/24/1943 |
7/13/1943 |
Designated as a target ship for Pacific Fleet gunnery exercise June 1969. |
SS 271 |
RAY |
7/20/1942 |
2/28/1943 |
7/27/1943 |
Sold for scrap, Dec 1960 |
SS 272 |
REDFIN |
2/16/1942 |
4/4/1943 |
8/31/1943 |
Served as naval reserve training ship at Baltimore MD May 1967 - July 1970. |
SS 273 |
ROBALO |
10/24/1942 |
5/9/1943 |
9/28/1943 |
Sunk by Japanese mine in South China Sea 26 July 1944. 78 lost, 4 more lost in captivity. |
SS 274 |
ROCK |
12/23/1942 |
6/20/1943 |
10/26/1943 |
Sold for scrap, Aug 1972. |
SS 275 |
RUNNER |
12/8/1941 |
5/30/1942 |
7/30/1942 |
Runner was declared overdue and presumed lost in July 1943 |
SS 276 |
SAWFISH |
1/20/1942 |
6/23/1942 |
8/26/1942 |
Stricken 1 Apr 1960, subsequently scrapped. |
SS 277 |
SCAMP |
3/6/1942 |
7/20/1942 |
9/18/1942 |
Sunk off coast of Japan, Nov 1944. (83 lost). Last transmission 9 Nov 1944. Reported lost 21 Dec 1944. |
SS 278 |
SCORPION |
3/29/1942 |
7/20/1942 |
10/1/1942 |
Sunk by Japanese off Japan, Feb 1944, probably by a mine. (76 lost) |
SS 279 |
SNOOK |
4/17/1942 |
8/15/1942 |
10/24/1942 |
Lost to unknown cause off Formosa, Apr 1945 (84 killed) |
SS 280 |
STEELHEAD |
6/1/1942 |
9/11/1942 |
12/7/1942 |
Used as a reserve training ship at San Francisco until struck from the Navy list April 1960 |
SS 281 |
SUNFISH |
9/26/1941 |
5/2/1942 |
7/15/1942 |
Placed out of commission, in reserve at Mare Island until May 1960. |
SS 282 |
TUNNY |
11/10/1941 |
6/30/1942 |
9/1/1942 |
Converted to guided missile submarine for Regulus testing in 1953; served in that role until May 1965. Later served as transport submarine during Vietnam conflict. Sunk as target, 19 June 1970. |
SS 283 |
TINOSA |
2/21/1942 |
10/7/1942 |
1/15/1943 |
Served as target, then scuttled, Nov 1960. |
SS 284 |
TULLIBEE |
4/1/1942 |
11/11/1942 |
2/15/1943 |
Sunk when struck by own torpedo off Caroline Islands, 26 Mar 1944 (79 killed) |