WWII unrestricted submarine warfare in the Pacific 1941 - 1945

 

The U.S. SUBMARINE WAR
  in the PACIFIC  1941 - 1945
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Japanese Naval and Merchant Vessels Sunk
During WWII By All U.S. Submarines
 World War II Unrestricted Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
A record of all enemy ships sunk in WWII listed alphabetically by submarine
as compiled by JANAC (Joint Army Navy Assessment Committee)

Record of ships sunk by US submarines
beginning with the letter:

A - B

Records are listed alphabetically by Submarine
 

Submarine
and Date		 Name
of Vessel		 Type
of Vessel		 Tonnage Submarine
Captain
 
USS Albacore        
18-Dec-42 Tenryu Light Cruiser 3,300 R.C. Lake
20-Feb-43 Oshio Destroyer 1,850 R.C. Lake
20-Feb-43 Unknown Frigate 750 R.C. Lake
4-Sep-43 Heijo Maru Ex-Gunboat 2,627 O.E. Hagberg
23-Nov-43 Kenzan maru Cargo 4,705 O.E. Hagberg
12-Jan-44 Choko Maru Ex-Gunboat 2,629 J.W. Blanchard
12-Jan-44 Sazanami Destroyer 1,950 J.W. Blanchard
19-Jun-44 Taiho Aircraft Carrier 31,000 J.W. Blanchard
5-Sep-44 Shingetsu Maru Cargo 880 J.W. Blanchard
11-Sep-44 SC 165 Sub Chaser 170 J.W. Blanchard
  Total 49,861
 
USS Amberjack        
19-Sep-42 Shirogane Maru Passenger Cargo 3,130 J.A. Bole
7-Oct-42 Senkai Maru Passenger Cargo 2,095 J.A. Bole
  Total 5,225
USS Angler        
29-Jan-44 Shuko Maru Net Tender 889 R.I. Olsen
20-May-44 Otori Maru Cargo 2,105 R.I. Olsen
14-Oct-44 Nanrei Maru Transport 2,407 F.G. Hess
  Total 5,401
 
USS Apogon        
4-Dec-43 Daido Maru Ex-Gunboat 2,962 W.P. Schoeni
27-Sep-44 Hachirogata Maru Cargo 1,999 A.C. House
18-Jun-45 Hakuai Maru Transport 2,614 A.C. House
  Total 7,575
 
USS Archerfish        
28-Jun-44 CDV* 24 Frigate 800 W.H. wright
29-Nov-44 Shinano Aircraft Carrier 59,000 J.F. Enright
  Total 59,800
 
USS Aspro        
15-Feb-44 I-43 Submarine 2,212 H.C. Stevenson
15-May-44 Jokuja Maru Cargo 6,440 W.A. Stevenson
28-Jul-44 Peking Maru Transport 2,288 W.A. Stevenson
2-Oct-44 Azuchisan Maru Cargo 6,888 W.A. Stevenson
7-Oct-44 Macassar Maru Passenger Cargo 4,026 W.A. Stevenson
  Total 21,854
 
USS Atule        
1-Nov-44 Asama Maru Transport 16,973 J.H. Maurer
20-Nov-44 Minesweeper 38 Minesweeper 630 J.H. Maurer
25-Nov-44 Patrol Boat 38 Old Destroyer 820 J.H. Maurer
25-Nov-44 Santos maru Cargo 7,266 J.H. Maurer
24-Jan-45 Taiman Maru 1 Cargo 6,888 J.H. Maurer
13-Aug-45 CDV* 6 Frigate 800
  Total 33,377
 
USS Balao        
23-Feb-44 Nikki Maru Passenger Cargo 5,857 C.C. Cole
28-Feb-44 Shoho Maru Cargo 2,723 C.C. Cole
28-Feb-06 Akiura Maru Passenger Cargo 6,803 C.C. Cole
8-Jan-45