Appendix C
Top WW II U.S. Submarines
By Number of Ships Sunk
Submarine Commanding Officer Ships
Sunk
1 USS Tautog Willigham, Sieglaff, Baskett 26
2 USS Tang O'Kane 24
3 USS Silversides Burlingame, Coye, J.C. Nichols 24
4 USS Flasher Whitaker, Girder 23
5 USS Spadefish Underwood, Germerhausen 21
6 USS Seahorse Cutter, Wilkins 20
7 USS Wahoo Kennedy, Morton 20
8 USS Guardfish Klakring, N.G. Ward 19
9 USS Rasher Hutchinson, Laughon, Munson 18
10 USS Seawolf Warder, Gross 18
11 USS Trigger Benson, Dornin, Harlfinger, Connole 18
12 USS Barb Waterman, Fluckey 18
13 USS Snook Triebel,   Browne 17
14 USS Thresher W.L. Anderson, Millican, H. Hull, McMillan, Middleton 17
15 USS Bowfin Willingham, Griffith, Corbus, Tyree, 16
16 USS Harder Dealey 16
17 USS Pogy Wales, Metcalf, Bowers 16
18 USS Sunfish Peterson, Shelby, Reed 16
19 USS Tinosa Daspitt, Weiss, Latham 16
20 USS Drum Rice, McMahon, Willamson, Rindskopf 15
21 USS Flyingfish Donaho, Watkins, Risser 15
22 USS Greenling Bruton, Grant, Gerwick 15
23 USS Jack Dykers, Krapf, Fuhrman 15
24 USS Grayback Saunders, Stephan, J.A. Moore 14
25 USS Kingfish Lowrance, Jukes, Harper 14
*   Confirmed sinkings
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