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. sufficient to preclude removal to home waters when Phillipines were surrendered. All the crew were taken off prior to sinking. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR On 6 December 1977, the submarine began operations along the California coast. 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. 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. April 1968 saw her back at Oabu resuming local operations. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM Declared lost while being towed off. The wreck lies upright with its bow missing and A turret pointing aft. She sank three freighters, two transports, a tanker and a schooner, and damaged a fourth freighter. The submarine relayed the information, then continued her reconnaissance. Arcing then caused an explosion, which flashed into a fire within minutes. Then, after a thorough overhaul and the installation of much new equipment in San Francisco, BONEFISH made her seventh patrol in the East China Sea. Remarks: Loss most likely was the result of one of 3 attacks.11Feb42 E of Menado, 17 USS F-4 [ex-SKATE] (SS23) was lost on 21-Mar-1915 She visited Trinidad, Tobago, Curaao, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Netherlands Antilles before retransiting the canal. The attack group was to depart the Sea of Japan via La Perouse Strait on the night of 24 June. Feb 42 N of Kendari 21 Feb 42 E of Kendari (Ros). Bonefish was not technically destroyed by the firebut she was effectively done. Sources: R, D, SFLM USS R-12 (SS-89) was lost on 12-Jun-1943 with the By Michael E. Ruane. After four months of operations in the Hawaiian Islands, the submarine headed for the Far East again in January 1964. 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. Remarks: Possibly diveable water. The seven-month Far Eastern assignment ended in November when she reentered Pearl Harbor. 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. Again forced to go deep to avoid the counterattack, she failed to evaluate the damage that her torpedoes had done to the targets. Naval authorities deemed the damage to Bonefish to be too extensive to warrant repair and thus decided to decommission and scrap her. USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was lost on 27-May-1968 with 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. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Upon completing this mission, she headed for Australia and arrived at Fremantle on 30 May. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR. off Block Island. 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 24, World War II at 75: The Women at Iwo Jima, Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage in the Navy, Medal of Honor Recipient Samuel D. Dealey. Matsuwa Island, in Kurlies. 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. On 7 May, the submarine returned to Apra Harbor, Guam, ending another successful war patrol. No declared lost date found. the loss of 84 crew when it was sunk in West end of Lombok Strait. The repairs and modifications took nearly a year to complete. In total, this vessel sank 31 enemy vessels, for a total tonnage of 158,500, and damaged 7, for 42,000 tons. 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. The salvage crew entered the vessel shortly after midnight to test for toxic gases left by the fire in the diesel-electric subs forward battery compartment. 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. The temperature in the battery space reached 1,200 Fahrenheit (650 Celsius). On 18 April. 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. the loss of 79 crew when it was sunk in or near La Perouse Strait. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR 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. Damage was On 6 February, the submarine sighted a convoy composed of at least 17 ships. On 24 October 1944, USS Darter (SS-227) ran aground while pursuing the Japanese heavy cruiser Takao in Palawan Passage, Philippines. loss of 2 crew when it was sunk after collision with SS ABABGAREZ Remarks: Regularly dived for survey HMC Saville from Seadragon was Doc on Scorpion. WDR date the loss of 59 crew when it was sunk East of Menado, Celebes the loss of 86 crew when it was sunk near 41 49N; 141 11E in channel Remarks: R states NW of Honshu BONEFISHs luck had finally run out. Repairs occupied her until June 1969, and post-overhaul trials and refresher training followed. 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. 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. 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. 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. The batteries are recharged by a generator when the ship is surfaced or at periscope depth. Underway again on 13 April, Bonefish headed for the Celebes Sea and her fourth war patrol. The target, Kokuyo Maru, immediately settled by the stern, and Bonefish headed for the traffic lanes north of Sibutu and Tawitawi. Remarks: WDR gives date spread as 8-20 to 9-27-43 On 24 May 1974, she stood out of Pearl Harbor for yet another assignment with the 7th Fleet in Far Eastern waters. WDR states 7-30-42 to 8-6-42 The destroyers converged on Bonefish for counterattack, but she escaped into the depths. 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 rest of the 92-man crew escaped serious injury when they abandoned the 219-foot, 30-year-old vessel, which was drifting alongside two salvage ships 160 miles east of Port Canaveral, Fla. All the crew escaped through a hole cut in hull in the tiller 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. Lastly, I have never been quite as touched as I was by the general level of concern for their shipmates demonstrated by the men on the two frigates, the submarine rescue ship, and the carrier that were on scene. the loss of 72 crew when it was sunk off Rabaul; Last Contact at 5 05S; 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. spread as 10-17-44 to 11-3-44 Although detected by a Japanese destroyer, Bonefish succeeded in firing five torpedoes at the ex-whale-factory tanker Tonan Maru No. I have never been more impressed with basic submarining than I was with those young fellows. Edge, departed Guam on 28 May 1945 to conduct her eighth war patrol. Bonefish concluded her first war patrol back at Fremantle,Western Australia on 21 October. Aboard the Carr they were treated to donated clothing and a warm meal as they recovered from the ordeal. Visibility nil, side scan sonar images After a four-week standdown and a brief period of operations, Bonefish entered the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on 26 July. Arcing then caused an explosion, which flashed into a fire within minutes. Bonefish resumed normal operations after the post-deployment rest and upkeep period. List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1945 Ship Country Description Koijin Maru Japan The ship was lost at Rabaul, New Guinea. Reportely the wreck has been located and dived. Remarks: No reports of finding wreckage. USS Bullhead (SS-332) was lost on 6-Aug-1945 with On 6 October, the boat approached a third convoy and scored hits on two heavily laden cargo vessels. loss of 84 crew when it was sunk 2 miles off west coast of Palawan. Sources: R, D, SFLM 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. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Many were lost during declared wartime when the sea is not At the end of May, BONEFISH set out on her eighth war patrol alongside USS TUNNY (SS-282) and USS SKATE (SS-305). On the morning of 18 June, TUNNY and BONEFISH rendezvoused in the vicinity of 38 15'N, 136 24'E. Bonefish did not make the scheduled pre-transit rendezvous. Four days later, while en route to a lifeguard station, she sank cargo ship Fushimi Maru. This required anyone entering the submarine to be in a Scott breathing apparatus rather than an Oxygen Breathing Apparatus which was not efficient enough. Remarks: Hulk raised and reburied off Serria 13 north of Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor. loss of 32 crew when it was sunk after collision with SS City of Rome The warship arrived back in Pearl Harbor on 15 May. USS S-36 was lost on 20-Jan . The boat sustained minor damage and surfaced to make repairs, but two Japanese ships began to close in on her. Wahoo was assigned to the Pacific theatre. Ostlund says his research shows loss northeast Remarks: Portions of hull remained as of 1998, USS Corvina (SS-226) was lost on 16-Nov-1943 with Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM Bonefish successfully threaded her way through the minefields by Tsushima Island as she transited the Korea Strait to enter the Sea of Japan for an offensive patrol off the west central coast of Honsh. States Navy have been lost during their service -- more than ten percent of the total On 25 January, the submarine commenced a 14-month overhaul at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. When the Carr dove, the change in pitch allowed saltwater to flood across the ship, corroding the joint where battery cables penetrated the deck. 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. 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. The submarine conducted shakedown training out of New London, Conn., and Newport, R.I., until 23 July, when she set out for the Pacific. Compiled by Paul W. Wittmer and Charles R. Hinman. 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 flooding was later traced back to a leaky seal in the Bonefishs Trash Disposal Unit used to eject waste into the water, as detailed in the Navys investigation. At roughly 3:40 PM on April 24, however, Bonefish had just completed recharging her batteries when her engineers noticed one of her batteries had groundedbut couldnt determine which due to an operator error. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Remarks: Loss declared 15 Feb 45. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR 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. loss of 50 crew when it foundered off Hawaii , while operating with USCGC Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR with the loss of 81 crew when it was sunk in southern entrance to Palawan The loss devastated Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet's Submarine Force. Remarks: R states South of Tokyo Bay. Remarks: WDR date spread is 1-5-44 to 2-24-44 Two years earlier, in October 1943, the USS Wahoo had been patrolling in the Sea of Japan when enemy forces attacked and sank it with all hands, including its commander, the legendary Dudley W. "Mush" Morton. : Mikamisan Maru Japan World War II: The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido by USS Tench ( United States Navy) with the loss of 24 lives. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR At the end of those operations, she visited Hamburg, West Germany, and Portsmouth, England, before returning to Charleston on 9 October. Metal from hole in Navy Memorial Museum. 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,. 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. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR You may recall that BONEFISH, the last diesel submarine in the Atlantic, was in the vicinity of the Bahamas three years ago, when a fire in the battery area caused the captain to abandon ship and left us with the problem of recovering and bringing her back to Charleston. Built by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, CT, USS BONEFISH (SS-223) was commissioned on 31 May 1943. Remarks: Hulk reported sighted in 1978 Home only. the loss of 77 crew when it was sunk East China Sea. USS Pickerel (SS-177) was lost on 3-Apr-1943 with 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. 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 . 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. USS Pompano (SS-181) was lost on 1-Sep-1943 with 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. Wednesday Monday: 9AM 5PM A Sea King helicopter from the carrier Kennedy piloted by Lt. Cdr. in knowing where they were in this pitching, rolling. Sources: R, D, SFLM The USS Bonefish then completed a "special mission". 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. As she maneuvered into attack position, Bonefish selected a large oiler as her primary target and launched four bow "fish" at it. But two incapacitated crew members proved impossible to remove. Theyre pumping air through the ship to get the toxic gases to leave, he said. Remarks: WDR gives date spread as 9-9 to 9-12-43 No declared lost date found. Remarks: Hull raised, studied and scrapped. Everts sister, Cynthia Williams, said the Navy had sent someone to their house this morning to announce that Everts body had been found. The vessel reached the USS Johnston, which lies 6.5km (4 miles) beneath the waves in the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean.. USS Sealion (SS-195) was lost on 25-Dec-1941 when it date used. The damage was extensive enough that repair was not attempted. 1944. The crew was able to surface the Bonefish and Wilson ordered the evacuation. Project Team; Contribute; Support; . BONEFISH covered a South China Sea area in her sixth patrol, and sank two large tankers and a freighter during September and October 1944. sinking point. 44N; 127 33E; heading for 33 44N; 124 06E. [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 . Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}3718N 13755E / 37.300N 137.917E / 37.300; 137.917, Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 21:52, "Tonan Maru No. loss of 4 crew when it Grounded, Magdalena Bay, Mexico, was sunk in 9 Fathoms Learn More , Library Hours: Petty Officer Third Class Larry B. Grossman, an Aviation Rescue Swimmer (AIRR) and Navy Diver from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Seven (HS-7), with total disregard for his own safety, jumped from an H-3 helicopter into the ocean and spent more than three hours rescuing stricken sailors. 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. the loss of 40 crew when it was sunk north of Groluk Island near Truk. Remarks: Ship not found and demise is speculated as either being caused by an unknown Petty Officer Grossman swam thousands of yards in the choppy waters and received credit for having saved 19 lives. Sources: R, SFLM (AKA Shiranuka Light) the 4th as the sinking attack date. Remarks: One secondary source stated 8 men survived and were taken prisoner. Unfortunately, several seemingly minor long-running problems were either accepted or went undetectedand these combined in tragic fashion while Bonefish was submerged. No reports from boat made after leaving Darwin around 17 Novemeber 1943. She then conducted type training and other exercises along the California coast for the remainder of the year and into 1979. WDR date spread 4-7-44 to 5-12-44. 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. loss of 78 crew when it was sunk in Western Atlantic, possibly near Cuba Kennedy was making a lee for BONEFISH so we could do what was required to prepare for an airblow to the ballast tanks. Sixty-five submarines built for the United 4-May-1945 with the loss of 88 crew when it was sunk in off Malay Coast in or The submarine crash-dived to a depth of . 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. grounding on Taka Bakang Reef in Makassar Strait, Indonesia, Near Makassar City, the crew were all rescued. The Lagarto has been located and the US Navy
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