It was the factor that saved BONEFISH. On 6 December 1977, the submarine began operations along the California coast. number of submarines we built. Four days later, while en route to a lifeguard station, she sank cargo ship Fushimi Maru. (United Fruit) off Panama Canal. 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 . Bonefish surfaced, and the captain ordered the crew to abandon ship. 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. Fourteen sailors with serious injuries were later air-evacuated to the carrier Kennedy for treatment. 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 Trout (SS-202) was lost on or after 29-Feb-1944 Sunk or Damaged in WW II by U.S. Submarines. She attacked a convoy in those waters on 7 May, firing four torpedoes at an escort vessel, but could not observe the results. with the loss of 19 crew when it was sunk after collision with USS F-3 As she maneuvered into attack position, Bonefish selected a large oiler as her primary target and launched four bow "fish" at it. 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. See also Ed Howard's Final Patrol page on USS Bonefish (external link). Naval authorities deemed the damage to Bonefish to be too extensive to warrant repair and thus decided to decommission and scrap her. loss of 32 crew when it was sunk after collision with SS City of Rome Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Meetings begin at 1200, but come early and share a sea story or two. The escort ships pursued Bonefish, but she was able to dive and elude her attackers. The wreck lies upright with its bow missing and A turret pointing aft. USS Tang (SS-306) was lost on 25-Oct-1944 with the Northrop Grumman later bought the hull for marine-concept testing. 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. Experts on the research. Likely to be buried in sand and uncovered only periodically. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM And Im proud to consider myself an honorary member of BONEFISH! Sources: R, D, SFLM 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. Bombay Shoal off Palawan then was destroyed. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR The Navy gave no further details, said Williams, of Naoma. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. USS S-4 (SS-109) was lost on 17-Dec-1927 with the His role was purely that of support for the effort. The explosion at 4:39 PM cast a dense fog of choking smoke into the submarines command center. Despite thorough coverage of the waters assigned her, she made few contacts and each of these was a small antisubmarine vessel. USS S-28 (SS-133) was lost on 4-Jul-1944 with the The wreck was the U.S. Navy's largest-ever single loss of life at sea: an event that left hundreds of sailors dead, hundreds more ambushed by sharks and the American public reeling at the. That deployment lasted until 7 February 1972 when she began another regular overhaul at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Remarks: No reports of finding wreckage. The wreck of the USS Bugara (OET/Nautilus Live). 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. Minesweeper W.12 picked up the Japanese survivors although recently released documents state that W.12 machine-gunned the surviving POWs (a minimum of 250) in the water,[7]. The destroyers converged on Bonefish for counterattack, but she escaped into the depths. A private dive team has found the last American warship sunk off the US east coast in WWII - solving a 75-year-old naval cold case. Sources: R, D, SFLM the 4th as the sinking attack date. loss of 84 crew when it was sunk 2 miles off west coast of Palawan. Metal from hole in Navy Memorial Museum. 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. Many were lost during declared wartime when the sea is not But even as damage control crews struggled to comply, there was an explosion and a fireball coursed across the compartment, blasting sailors against the wall. Wilson would not comment further because an investigation of the fire is pending, said Lt. Cmdr. BBC Science Correspondent Explorers have found the deepest shipwreck ever identified, a US navy destroyer escort sunk during WWII. USS Golet (SS-361) was lost on 14-Jun-1944 with the A Sea King helicopter from the carrier Kennedy piloted by Lt. Cdr. 5 50N) it was sold for scrapping. USS R-12 (SS-89) was lost on 12-Jun-1943 with the BONEFISH's luck had finally run out. 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 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. The batteries are recharged by a generator when the ship is surfaced or at periscope depth. Bonefish concluded her first tour of duty with the 7th Fleet on 13 March 1961 when she arrived back in San Diego. Remarks: Hull raised and scrapped. On 17 May 1978, Bonefish put to sea for the western Pacific. May 25, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EDT. with the loss of 76 crew when it was sunk off Celebes possibly off Kaoe Bay; On 3 August, she damaged a tanker with one torpedo hit. Nevertheless, it seems that neither target sank. A pararescueman named Larry Grossman also jumped down and remained in the water for hours assisting with the rescue despite enduring personal harm from spilled fuel and chemicals. If you served in USS Bonefish (SS-223), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR for complete and accurate listing of men lost on USS Remarks: Possibly diveable water. USS Lagarto (SS-371) was lost on or shortly after Remarks: WDR gives date spread as 9-9 to 9-12-43 made after leaving Darwin around 17 Novemeber 1943. Ill always remember that every man in that 200 man crew raised his hand, and I was touched. WDR gives date spread as 11-9-44 to 11-16-44, USS F-1 [ex-CARP] (SS-20) was lost on 17-Dec-1917 Sources: R, D, SFLM Island, 400 yds off island Near St Makarius Point (near Constantine Harbor), all the crew were rescued. USS F-4 [ex-SKATE] (SS23) was lost on 21-Mar-1915 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. The Lagarto has been located and the US Navy Remarks: Sunk by IJN submarine. 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. 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. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR During the first five months of 1979, Bonefish underwent a regular overhaul at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. On 8 December 1980, Bonefish stood out of San Diego on her way to duty with the 7th Fleet. the loss of 79 crew when it was sunk in or near La Perouse Strait. the loss of 86 crew when it was sunk near 41 49N; 141 11E in channel A submersible has dived to the world's deepest-known shipwreck. Power cables in Bonefish 's forward battery. sufficient to preclude removal to home waters when Phillipines were surrendered. When her pursuers left the area, so did Bonefish. 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. The USS Samuel B Roberts went down during the Battle Off Samar. Serving most of her career in the Pacific Ocean, Bonefish crossed the Panama canal in 1982 and joined the Atlantic fleet. Hokkaido. On 30 July, Bonefish was presumed lost. The captain of the frigate gathered the crew on the fantail of the ship. loss of 4 crew when it Grounded, Magdalena Bay, Mexico, was sunk in 9 Fathoms Deep water 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. On 18 October, the submarine rescued two naval aviators. The salvageships USS Petrel and USS Hoist are assessing the safety and manner of towing the ship back to port, he said. During that tour of duty, she participated in exercises with units of the Korean and Taiwanese navies as well as with elements of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Remarks: All but 4 men died within hours in engineroom and motor room due to She sank three freighters, two transports, a tanker and a schooner, and damaged a fourth freighter. while being towed, after collision with USS Silverstein (DE-534). Sources: R, D, SFLM, USS S-5 (SS-110) was lost on 1-Sep-1920 when it foundered off Deleware Capes Ostlund says his research shows loss northeast Fortunately, most of Bonefishs crew miraculously escaped the calamity with their livesbut that doesnt lessen the tragedy of the three crew members who were not so fortunate. The leak allowed saltwater to gradually build up. She had a busy career in the Pacific against Japanese shipping after being launched and commissioned in May 1943. 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: Ros discusses date discrepancy. 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. 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. 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. 1983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016, THIS WEBSITE IS SPONSORED BY PROGENY, A CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE NSL. loss of 50 crew when it foundered off Hawaii , while operating with USCGC It was a very harrowing experience we went through out there, he said upon arrival Tuesday in Charleston, S.C., his ships home port. USS Growler (SS-215) was lost on 8-Nov-1944 with the Sailing aboard submarines is a hazardous business. USS Runner (SS-275) was declared lost 1-Jul-1943 I had the privilege to be in charge of the rescue operation at sea, an experience that I wont soon forget. While the other boats transited La Perouse Strait and headed home, TUNNY waited three more days, hoping her sister ship would appear. Scuttled off Hawaii USS Stickleback (SS-415) was lost on 30-May-1958 when it sank off Hawaii 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. This vessel's fifth patrol was in the same area as her fourth, and she sank two small freighters, a large tanker and five miscellaneous small craft, while she damaged a second tanker. One hit under the bridge of a tanker and another struck under the stack, enveloping the ship in smoke and flames. Edge, departed Guam on 28 May 1945 to conduct her eighth war patrol. On Eternal Patrol - USS Bonefish (SS-223) The following men were lost while serving on USS Bonefish (SS-223). 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 Grayling (SS-209) was lost on 9-Sep-1943 with Unknown to Bonefish, Suez Maru was carrying 414 British and 133 Dutch POWs. The vessel sank, but its five escorts mounted a vicious counterattack that soon covered the oceans surface with oil and debris. On 11 August the submarine put to sea to participate in NATO exercises in the North Atlantic. the only enemy and sailing in harm's way is a way of life. 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM; 1 PM TO 3:45 PM USS Cisco (SS-290) was lost on 28-Sep-1943 with the In February 1963, Bonefish moved to a new home port, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. USS Harder (SS-257) was lost on 24-Aug-1944 with the Bonefish made a submerged approach and launched four torpedoes. 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. The warship ended the deployment with her arrival back at San Diego on 28 October. Radioman First Class Robert Bordelon passed out as well, and his fellows were unable to pull him up the bridge hatch. She had only one attack opportunity and did no damage. 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. She never did. Bonefish then set course for Sibutu Passage on a reconnaissance mission. USS Bonefish (SS-223) was a Gato -class submarine, the first United States Navy ship to be named for the bonefish . loss of 80 crew when it was sunk within shore battery range of Point Tagan, loss of 78 crew when it was sunk in Western Atlantic, possibly near Cuba A submersible has dived to the world's deepest-known shipwreck. crew were taken prisoner, 57 survived the war. 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. There, she engaged in 7th Fleet training evolutions and made port visits at Hong Kong, in the Philippines, and in Japan. Sbastien Roblin holds a Masters Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. 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. He received minor chemical burns on his body from the diesel fuel spilled in the ocean. WWII Bonefish then set sail via Guam for the East China Sea and her seventh war patrol. Thereafter, Bonefish stopped in Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. 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. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Ros states an attack was made by IJN on 23 Nov 152 37E The boat was presumed lost on 30 July. the loss of 80 crew when it was sunk off Saipan near Maug Island. On 1 December, the boat sighted a convoy of three ships with two escorts hugging the Celebes coast. She was commissioned on 9 July 1959 with Lieutenant Commander Elmer H. Kiehl in command. lost in the rescue operation. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR 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. On 6 July, she surfaced to destroy a wooden-hulled schooner by gunfire. 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. 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. The crew was able to surface the Bonefish and Wilson ordered the evacuation. with the loss of 81 crew when it was sunk in southern entrance to Palawan The causes of death would not be known until a full medical report was done, Borton said. Grossman's eyes were nearly swollen shut from the fuel and saltwater. Following a week of training out of that port, she again got underway for more days of drills in Moreton Bay. Feb 42 N of Kendari 21 Feb 42 E of Kendari (Ros). USS H-1 (SS-28) was lost on 12-Mar-1920 with the She fired six torpedoes and scored four hits. Following a post-deployment standdown and local operations, she entered the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for a regular overhaul. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR USS Escolar (SS-294) was lost on or after Hull raised and used for study in submarine escape. Indonesia, by USS Rowell; 02 32 N; 129 18E. Presentation The next day, the boat made a submerged approach on an unidentified Japanese vessel and fired six torpedoes, scoring one hit; Bonefish never learned the fate of her target. At the conclusion of her sixth patrol in October of 1944, BONEFISH departed Australia and steamed to San Francisco for an overhaul at the Bethlehem Steel Submarine Repair Basin. The target, Kokuyo Maru, immediately settled by the stern, and Bonefish headed for the traffic lanes north of Sibutu and Tawitawi. WDR date spread 4-7-44 to 5-12-44. During a rendezvous with Tunny on 16 June, Bonefish reported sinking Oshikayama Maru, a 6,892ton cargo ship. [Editor's Note: Position corrected from 38 15'N, 138 24'E.] [8]) Following this action, she continued to seek targets for more than a month before returning to Fremantle on 15 March. the loss of 70 crew when it was sunk near entrance to Kiska (Alaska) Harbor Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR WDR states 7-30-42 to 8-6-42 Remarks: Japanese records indicate 26 Feb, US records state 27 Feb. Dateline Passage 7 49.5N; 116 47.5E Palawan. Phillipines Basin. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR the loss of 82 crew when it was sunk just south of Truk; (Attack at 151 10E; loss of 83 crew when it was sunk in north end of Formosa Strait in vicinity of Remarks: One secondary source stated 8 men survived and were taken prisoner. 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. 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. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Photographs and personal information are needed as indicated in the column at right. By 1988 the aging submarine was bedeviled by increasing mechanical problems, but her last operational skipper Mike Wilson lobbied for two months of additional maintenance to try to address them. Underway again on 13 April, Bonefish headed for the Celebes Sea and her fourth war patrol. 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. It was an auspicious beginning. BONEFISH covered a South China Sea area in her sixth patrol, and sank two large tankers and a freighter during September and October 1944. U-boat, a patrolling B-24 or by accident. 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. The submarine conducted shakedown training out of New London, Conn., and Newport, R.I., until 23 July, when she set out for the Pacific. 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. Find USS Bonefish (SS-223) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. be put to sea. was scuttled in Manila Bay after damage at Cavite 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. Built by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, CT, USS BONEFISH (SS-223) was commissioned on 31 May 1943. But unlike nuclear-powered peers then beginning to enter service, the Barbels were constrained by the life of their 506 lead-acid battery cells. Shes pretty distraught, he said of Mrs. Lindgren. She completed repairs on 6 March 1962, and resumed operations along the west coast at that time. Eighty-five men were lost with BONEFISH. Remarks: Diveable water of less than 200 feet In November, the warship voyaged back to the western Pacific, and the normal round of exercises and port visits ensued. Still, Tunny waited in vain off Hokkaid for three days. USS S-44 (SS-155) was lost on 7-Oct-1943 with the At the end of May, BONEFISH set out on her eighth war patrol alongside USS TUNNY (SS-282) and USS SKATE (SS-305). On 24 May 1974, she stood out of Pearl Harbor for yet another assignment with the 7th Fleet in Far Eastern waters. Henney said he did not know what type of gases were in the vessel. Turnabout Island. the loss of 84 crew when it was sunk in West end of Lombok Strait. She returned to San Diego in December and began an extended upkeep period. 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). Remarks: Location not known, cause not known, date of loss not known. Three of 22 injured crewmen remain hospitalized. Suez Maru, sunk by USS Bonefish on 29 November 1943: 548 British and Dutch POWs lost, no survivors. After that, they needed to risk detection by surfacing or snorkeling and running their diesel engines to recharge their batteries. 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. WDR gives date On Friday, 13 April, she attempted to sink a patrol vessel, but the target's radical maneuvers enabled it to escape. The submarine departed there on 16 September for her first war patrol. (The Tonan Maru was hit but quickly repaired. USS Albacore (SS-218) was lost on 7-Nov-1944 with 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. The damage was extensive enough that repair was not attempted. Remarks: Possibly diveable water. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Bonefish conducted training out of Pearl Harbor until early November. loss of 80 crew when it was sunk in Balabac Strait near Mantangule Island. USS Bonefish (SS-223) was lost on 18-Jun-1945 with Click here Sixty-five submarines built for the United The crews of a whaleboat from Carr and helicopters from both Carr and the aircraft carrier USSJohn F. Kennedy rescued 89 men. 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.
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