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United States Submarine Veterans

Mid-Atlantic Base

The Supreme Sacrifice

April - 381 Men Lost

USS S-49 (SS-160)


USS S-49 (SS-160)
April 20, 1926
Four Shipmates Lost
Rest in Peace


USS Grenadier (SS-210)


USS Grenadier (SS-210)
April 22, 1943
Four Shipmates Lost
Rest in Peace


USS Snook (SS-279)


USS Snook (SS-279)
April 8, 1945
84 Shipmates Lost
Still on Patrol


USS Thresher (SSN-593)


USS Thresher (SSN-593)
April 10, 1963
129 Shipmates Lost
Still on Patrol


USS Ulysses S. Grant


USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631)
April 6, 1987
Two Shipmates Lost
Rest in Peace

USS Pickerel (SS-177)


USS Pickerel (SS-177)
April 3, 1943
74 Shipmates Lost
Still on Patrol


USS Gudgeon (SS-211)


USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
April 18, 1944
78 Shipmates Lost
Still on Patrol


USS Cod (SS-224)


USS Cod (SS-224)
April 26, 1945
One Shipmates Lost
Rest in Peace


USS Picuda (SS-382)


USS Picuda (SS-382)
April 18, 1967
Two Shipmates Lost
Rest in Peace


USS Bonefish (SS-582)


USS Bonefish (SS-582)
April 24, 1988
Three Shipmates Lost
Rest in Peace



The buttons on the right will bring you to pages dedicated to the memory of those submariners who lost their lives in the service of our country in each month. Clicking on the photos on this pages will bring you to pages that describe the circumstances leading to their loss.

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