World War 2 And The American Navy

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“Archerfish” made the biggest bag in one attack against the Shinano, a 59,000 ton aircraft carrier.
Japanese losses totaled 128, and Germany’s losses counted between 700-800 U- boats.
Though many victories were added to the pile, many losses top them all. 52 submarines and their crews were lost. The first ship to be lost was the Stallion on December 10, 1941. The Bullhead was the last on August 6, 1945. These 52 lost ships represent 18 percent of all submarines that saw combat duties.
On another somber note, 4,183,466 lives were taken, 30,950 were wounded, and 37,778 were not killed. That means that an astonishing 6,828 were left unharmed and with the cumbersome memories of ...

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