Lost Boats
One way we remember our shipmates still on patrol is through the Tolling of the Boats ceremony. Prior to beginning, the Master of Ceremony traditionally gives a short speech explaining the tradition. During the ceromony, the name, date and loss of each submarine is read, followed by two strikes of a ships bell. Other than the narrator, silence appropriate for a memorial ceremony is maintained. The chaplain may close with a prayer. Submarine Veterans of WWII commemorate their shipmates and the 52 boats lost between December 1941 and September 1945. The USSVI includes all boats on this list of lost US submarines. It is our common prayer that this list is never added to.
| Boat | Date | Loss |
| USS F-4 [ex-SKATE] (SS-23) | 21-Mar-1915 | 19 officers and men lost. |
| USS F-1 [ex-CARP] (SS-20) | 17-Dec-1917 | 19 officers and men lost. |
| USS H-1 (SS-28) | 12-Mar-1920 | 4 officers and men lost. |
| USS S-5 (SS-110) | 1-Sep-1920 | No loss of life. |
| USS O-5 (SS-66) | 11-Oct-1923 | 2 officers and men lost. |
| USS S-51 (SS-162) | 25-Sep-1925 | 32 officers and men lost. |
| USS S-4 (SS-109) | 17-Dec-1927 | 34 officers and men lost. |
| USS Squalus (SS-192) | 23-May-1939 | 26 officers and men lost. |
| USS O-9 (SS-70) | 20-Jun-1941 | 34 officers and men lost. |
| USS Sealion (SS-195) | 25-Dec-1941 | No loss of life. |
| USS S-36 (SS-141) | 20-Jan-1942 | No loss of life. |
| USS S-26 (SS-131) | 24-Jan-1942 | 46 officers and men lost. |
| USS Shark (SS-174) | 11-Feb-1942 | 59 officers and men lost. |
| USS Perch (SS-176) | 3-Mar-1942 | 60 officers and men were taken prisoner, 52 survived the war. |
| USS S-27 (SS-132) | 19-Jun-1942 | No loss of life. |
| USS Grunion (SS-216) | 1-Aug-1942 | 70 officers and men lost. |
| USS S-39 (SS-144) | 14-Aug-1942 | No loss of life. |
| USS Argonaut (SS166) | 10-Jan-1943 | 105 officers and men lost. |
| USS Amberjack (SS-219) | 16-Feb-1943 | 72 officers and men lost. |
| USS Grampus (SS-207) | on or about5-Mar-1943 | 72 officers and men lost. |
| USS Triton (SS-201) | 15-Mar-1943 | 74 officers and men lost. |
| USS Pickerel (SS-177) | 3-Apr-1943 | 74 officers and men lost. |
| USS Grenadier (SS-210) | 22-Apr-1943 | 61 officers and men were taken prisoner, 57 survived the war. |
| USS R-12 (SS-89) | 12-Jun-1943 | 42 officers and men lost. |
| USS Runner (SS-275) | 1-Jul-1943 | 78 officers and men lost. |
| USS Pompano (SS-181) | 1-Sep-1943 | 76 officers and men lost. |
| USS Grayling (SS-209) | 9-Sep-1943 | 76 officers and men lost. |
| USS Cisco (SS-290) | 28-Sep-1943 | 76 officers and men lost. |
| USS S-44 (SS-155) | 7-Oct-1943 | 56 officers and men lost. |
| USS Wahoo (SS-238) | 11-Oct-1943 | 79 officers and men lost. |
| USS Dorado (SS-248) | 12-Oct-1943 | 78 officers and men lost. |
| USS Corvina (SS-226) | 16-Nov-1943 | 82 officers and men lost. |
| USS Sculpin (SS-191) | 19-Nov-1943 | 40 officers and men lost. 42 more officers and men were taken prisoner, 21 survived the war. |
| USS Capelin (SS-289) | on or about1-Dec-1943 | 76 officers and men lost. |
| USS Scorpion (SS-278) | 1-Feb-1944 | 77 officers and men lost. |
| USS Grayback (SS-208) | 26-Feb-1944 | 80 officers and men lost. |
| USS Trout (SS-202) | on or about 29-Feb-1944 | 79 officers and men lost. |
| USS Tullibee (SS-284) | 26-Mar-1944 | 79 officers and men lost. One man was taken prisoner and survived the war. |
| USS Gudgeon (SS-211) | 18 April-1944 | 80 officers and men lost. |
| USS Herring (SS-233) | 1-Jun-1944 | 80 officers and men lost. |
| USS Golet (SS-361) | 14-Jun-1944 | 82 officers and men lost. |
| USS S-28 (SS-133) | 4-Jul-1944 | 50 officers and men lost. |
| USS Robalo (SS-273) | 26-Jul-1944 | 84 officers and men lost. |
| USS Flier (SS-250) | 13-Aug-1944 | 80 officers and men lost. |
| USS Harder (SS-257) | 24-Aug-1944 | 80 officers and men lost. |
| USS Seawolf (SS-197) | 3-Oct-1944 | 102 officers and men lost. |
| USS Escolar (SS-294) | on or about17-Oct-1944 | 82 officers and men lost. |
| USS Shark (SS-314) | 24-Oct-1944 | 90 officers and men lost. |
| USS Darter (SS-227) | 24-Oct-1944 | No loss of life. |
| USS Tang (SS-306) | 25-Oct-1944 | 83 officers and men lost. Nine more crew members were taken prisoner and survived the war. |
| USS Albacore (SS-218) | 7-Nov-1944 | 86 officers and men lost. |
| USS Growler (SS-215) | 8-Nov-1944 | 84 officers and men lost. |
| USS Scamp (SS-277) | 16-Nov-1944 | 83 officers and men lost. |
| USS Swordfish (SS-193) | on or about12-Jan-1945 | 90 officers and men lost. |
| USS Barbel (SS-316) | on or about4-Feb-1945 | 81 officers and men lost. |
| USS Kete (SS-369) | on or about20-Mar-1945 | 87 officers and men lost. |
| USS Trigger (SS-237) | 28-Mar-1945 | 91 officers and men lost. |
| USS Snook (SS-279) | soon after 8-Apr-1945 | 84 officers and men lost. |
| USS Lagarto (SS-371) | on or about4-May-1945 | 88 officers and men lost. |
| USS Bonefish (SS-223) | 18-Jun-1945 | 86 officers and men lost. |
| USS Bullhead (SS-332) | 6-Aug-1945 | 84 officers and men lost. |
| USS Cochino (SS-345) | 26-Aug-1949 | One man from Cochino and 6 men from USS Tusk were lost in the rescue operation. |
| USS Stickleback (SS-415) | 30-May-1958 | No loss of life. |
| USS Thresher (SSN-593) | 10-Apr-1963 | 129 officers and men lost. |
| USS Scorpion (SSN-589) | 27-May-1968 | 99 officers and men lost. |