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We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds. I can assure you that they went down fighting and that their brothers who survived them took a grim toll of our savage enemy to avenge their deaths. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz U.S.N. Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, Jr., U.S.N.
We, the surviving members of the World War II U.S. Submarine Service have formed a national organization of the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II that bases its creed on rememberance of our shipmates that never returned to their homeland to enjoy the fruits of victory. We do not consider them lost, but still on patrol. It is our belief that no shipmate shall ever be lost to the nation or to history as long as any living person remembers their sacrifice.
During World War II, United States Navy Submarines Sank
1,374 Enemy Ships totaling more than 5,300,000 tons!
201 War Ships totaling 540,192 tons
1173 Merchant Ships totaling 4,779,902 tons
4 Aircraft Carriers 4 Light Aircraft Carriers 1 Battleship 3 Heavy Cruisers 8 Light Cruisers 43 Destroyers 23 Submarines 115 Other Warships
52 Lost Boats Memorial
Diagrams, Specifications and History of World War II submarine classes
Insignia: War Flags and PatchesArmament & Equipment
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United States Submarine Veterans of World War Two (San Diego Chapter)
Last Updated : April 7, 2001
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