USS S-39 (SS-144) was lost when she struck a submerged reef off Rossel Island, in the Louisiade Archipelago on August 13, 1942.  No men were lost in the grounding or while serving on S-39. 

For a brief history of the boat, please see The Loss of USS S-39.

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The U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II assigned S-39 (SS-144)

to the State of Maryland.

 

Submarines Lost in World War II