Appendix E
Best U.S. Submarine War Patrols
By Number of Ships Sunk
Submarine/War Patrol
Captain
Ships Sunk*
Tonnage
1
USS Tang - 3
Richard O'Kane
10
39,100
2
USS Wahoo - 4
Dudley Morton
9
20,000
3
USS Tang - 5
Richard O'Kane
7
21,772
4
USS Flasher - 5
George Girder
6
42,800
5
USS Spadefish - 1
G. Underwood
6
31,500
6
USS Silversides - 10
John S. Coye, Jr
6
14,141
7
USS Tirante - 1
George L. Street
6
12,621
8
USS Sea Dog - 4
Earl T. Hydeman
6
7,186
9
USS Ray - 6
William Kinsella
5½
12,645
10
USS Rasher - 5
Henry G. Munson
5
52,600
11
USS Seahorse - 2
Slade D. Cutter
5
27,579
12
USS Bowfin - 2
Walter T. Griffith
5
26,458
13
USS Ray - 5
William Kinsella
5
26,000
14
USS Hammerhead - 2
John C. Martin
5
25,178
15
USS Tang - 1
Richard O'Kane
5
21,400
16
USS Pogy - 5
Ralph Metcalf
5
21,150
17
USS Snook - 5
Charles Triebel
5
21,046
18
USS Seahorse - 3
Slade Cutter
5
20,900
19
USS Seahorse - 4
Slade Cutter
5
19,374
20
USS Sandlance - 2
Malcolm Garrison
5
18,328
21
USS Guardfish - 1
Thomas Klakring
5
16,709
22
USS Triton - 3
Charles Kirkpatrick
5
15,843
23
USS Barb - 8
Eugene Fluckey
5
15,472
24
USS Harder - 2
Samuel D. Dealy
5
15,272
25
USS Haddo - 7
Chester W. Nimitz Jr.
5
14,460
26
USS Spadefish - 5
Wm. Germerhausen
5
8,578
* Confirmed