After World War II
USS Bonefish (SS-582)
The following American submarines and sustained the loss of at least one man
after the end World War
II.
In addition, one submarine on this list (USS Stickleback) did not suffer the loss of any man, but is included because of
the loss of the vessel itself.
Vessels listed in bold type were lost.
Please view the "Additional Losses - Post-WWII" page for listings of men were lost while serving on vessels that were not sunk.
| Name & Hull Number of Submarine | Total Number of Men Lost | |
| 1 | Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) | 1 (unverified) |
| 2 | 3 (one unverified) | |
| 3 | 1 (unverified) | |
| 4 | 1 | |
| 5 | 4 (one man lost overboard, three in ship-board fire) | |
| 6 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | |
| 8 |
1 (civilian) |
|
| 9 | 1 | |
| 10 |
1 |
|
| 11 | 3 (shipyard workers - unverified) | |
| 12 | 1 | |
| 13 | 1 | |
| 14 | Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) | 1 |
| 15 | 1 | |
| 16 | 6 (one man died in ship-board fire, five lost in diving chamber accident) | |
| 17 | 1 (unverified) | |
| 18 | Guardfish (SSN-612) | 2 (in separate events) |
| 19 | Henry Clay (SSBN-625) | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | |
| 21 |
1 |
|
| 22 | Lewis & Clark (SSBN-644) | 1 |
| 23 | Los Angeles (SSN-688) | 1 |
| 24 | Minneapolis-St. Paul (SSN-708) | 2 |
| 25 | Nathan Hale (SSBN-623) | 1 (unverified) |
| 26 | Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) | 1 |
| 27 | Nebraska (SSBN-739) | 1 |
| 28 | NR-1 | 1 (civilian scientist) |
| 29 | Perch (SSP-313) | 1 (British Commando lost in a raid in the Korean War) |
| 30 | 2 | |
| 31 | Piper (SS-409) | 1 |
| 32 | Plunger (SSN-595) | 1 |
| 33 |
5 |
|
| 34 | Redfin (SS-272) | 1 |
| 35 | 1 | |
| 36 | 2 | |
| 37 | 1 | |
| 38 | 99 | |
| 39 | 1 | |
| 40 | 2 (in separate events, both unverified) | |
| 41 |
1 |
|
| 42 | Sealion (ASSP-315) | 1 |
| 43 | 1 | |
| 44 | 1 | |
| 45 | Spikefish (SS-404) | 1 (unverified) |
| 46 | Stickleback (SS-415) | 0 (no men lost) |
| 47 | 2 (in separate events, one unverified) | |
| 48 | 2 (in separate events, one unverified) | |
| 49 | 1 | |
| 50 | Thornback (SS-418) | 1 |
| 51 | Thresher (SSN-593) | 129 |
| 52 | Tilefish (SS-307) | 1 |
| 53 | Torsk (SS-423) | 1 |
| 54 | Trigger (SS-564) | 1 |
| 55 | Triton (SSRN-586) | 1 |
| 56 | Tusk (SS-426) | 6 |
| 57 | Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631) | 2 |
| 58 | Virginia (SSN-774) | 1 |
|
4 |
*Submariners who were lost while not specifically assigned to a submarine.
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