Talk:List of lost United States submarines

Defining "lost"
What's your definition of 'lost'? What about Chopper, Nathanael Greene, and Bonefish? (The links go to a very interesting external site about submarine accidents.) Also, I propose moving the memorial information to a seperate page to allow the addition of short details of the loss to each boats entry. Elde 02:48, 27 Jan 2004 (UTC)


 * My definition is not well-defined, but goes something like -- "was so badly damaged that she didn't get back to port." The NVR says that Nat Greene was "disposed of by submarine recycling" and Bonefish was "disposed of, sold ... for scrapping." (Chopper is not listed in the online NVR.)  In contrast, Scorpion was "lost by storm or perils of the sea."


 * I certainly wouldn't be opposed to a list of submarine accidents, and I have no objection to moving the state list somewhere else or even deleting it completely. It was just an odd bit of trivia that really has no bearing on anything meaningful. --the Epopt 04:08, 27 Jan 2004 (UTC)

That's as good a definition as any I suspect. IIRC the term from situations like the Nat Green and Bonefish was 'constructive loss', but was still carried on the rolls as lost. I know there was at least one WWII submarine in the 'constructive loss' category. The online NVR has several errors... It lists Growler as 'SSG ex-SS' when she was 'SS ex-SSG' when she was decomissioned. Elde 08:45, 28 Jan 2004 (UTC)


 * Have you checked out our articles: Chopper (SS-342), Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636), and Bonefish (SS-582)? --the Epopt 17:51, 28 Jan 2004 (UTC)~

The Bonefish article needs tweaking as she was towed to PCAN after the accident, the tow to Charleston came a couple of months later. They sent around a tape about the accident including video taken onboard during the inquiry, *frightening, frightening* stuff. I don't know if has been declassified though. Elde 20:24, 28 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Interesting, Salmon, which was a 'constructive loss' is not listed as a memorial. Elde 00:45, 30 Jan 2004 (UTC)


 * "Very interesting"? I think "link spam" is more like it, the way they go right to an a shopping site...  TREKphiler  hit me ♠ 14:58, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Dates
Seems like listing by date of loss would be appropriate. The existing sections give some sense of date, but not enough. The alphabetical listing could be dispensed with as the associated Category page serves that purpose. --J Clear 13:40, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Give up the ship!
IIRC, Cowell ran down a friendly sub in '66, but I don't see it mentioned.... Am I wrong? If not, which was she?  TREKphiler hit me ♠ 14:48, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

US Navy just lost 4 unmanned subs
See. Do unmanned ones count. And they were lost in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, geez. What article might this go in?  — Rlevse • Talk  • 22:14, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

missing from list?
USS Blower (SS-325) (lost after given to Turkey)

I guess the Hunley doesn't count. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.136.29.223 (talk) 12:47, 2 January 2016 (UTC)