She had a busy career in the Pacific against Japanese shipping after being launched and commissioned in May 1943. Operation Barney: Bloody payback in the Pacific - Navy Times 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. Remarks: Hulk reported sighted in 1978 On the submarines slippery deck, the crew struggled to keep their balance and several fell overboard. She also damaged two medium freighters. sinking point. the loss of 99 crew when it was sunk while in transit from Med, West of Wahoo was assigned to the Pacific theatre. Ostlund says his research shows loss northeast USS Robalo (SS-273) was lost on 26-Jul-1944 with the USS Trout (SS-202) was lost on or after 29-Feb-1944 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. sufficient to preclude removal to home waters when Phillipines were surrendered. The ship, the USS Johnston, is at a depth of 21,180 feet (about 6,500. 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. However, she took two Japanese prisoners from a downed enemy plane, and performed reconnaissance work on the southern end of Korea. USS Johnston: World's deepest known shipwreck from World War II - CNN Remarks: All but 4 men died within hours in engineroom and motor room due to In company with Tunny and Skate, Bonefish (SS-223), commanded by Commander L.L. USS Runner (SS-275) was declared lost 1-Jul-1943 Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM With Bonefish surfaced and her bridge hatch open, the crew now sought to ventilate the vessel by running the diesel engines to clear the smoke, hopefully making it possible to fight the fire. with the loss of 19 crew when it foundered off Honolulu Harbor. In September, the submarine entered the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for her regular overhaul. Another lieutenant managed to pop open the hatch. Bonefish then set course for Sibutu Passage on a reconnaissance mission. Conditions on BONEFISH were absolutely temble, the air in the submarine was totally contaminated, having been filled with the residue from various laminated formica installations, burned cables, various fluids, hydraulic oil, and battery chlorine. Visibility nil, side scan sonar images and only when I was ready to make them. United States and Japan had good relationship before the WWII. USS Wahoo (SS-238) was lost on 11-Oct-1943 with USS Bonefish (SS-582) - Wikipedia By Michael E. Ruane. The submarine crash-dived to a depth of . They operate in a hostile environment and do constant battle with the sea. She returned to Hawaii on 10 August and, after post deployment standdown, resumed operations in the Hawaii operating area. She sighted a Japanese task force consisting of three battleships, one aircraft carrier, three heavy cruisers, and one light cruiser, screened by eight destroyers. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR