| Figure 1. Photographed through the periscope of USS Thresher (SS-200) in January 1944, a torpedoed Japanese merchant ship sinks in the Pacific. Courtesy National Archives |
By
Thomas D. Clay, Jr.
Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class
(Air Warfare/Naval Air Crewman)
United States Navy (Retired)
Index
- words and terms to understand
- the premise of this paper
- the development of the American
submarines
- the men who made it happen
- radar, sonar, and other gizmos used
- development of the weapon that enforced
the blockade
- conduct of the submarine war in the
Pacific
- the results and analysis of submarine
operations, &
conclusion of the
paper
US Submarine Losses in World War II
Top 25 US Submarine Skippers by Number of
Ships and Tonnage Sunk
Top 25 WW II US Submarines by Number of
Ships Sunk
Top 25 WW II US Submarines by Tonnage
Sunk
Best USN Submarine War Patrols by Number
of Ships Sunk
Best USN Submarine War Patrols by Tonnage
Sunk
Number of Airmen Rescued by Submarine
Tonnage Sunk by US Submarines in World
War II in the Pacific
Effectiveness of Submarines, First of the
Month Tonnages of the Japanese Merchant Fleet in World War II, and Decline of Japanese Imports During World War II
Monthly Losses of Japanese Merchant Fleet in
World War II
Total Number of Japanese Ships Sunk by
Cause, Japanese Merchant Shipping Loss (Tonnage) by Cause, Japanese Ships Sunk by Month, and Month-Year and Tonnage Sunk by Submarines
Figure 2 - Victim of USS Seawolf*
* Unless otherwise noted, all images are from the Naval History Center.
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