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Herring

Ship Designation: 
SS-233
Date Lost: 
Thursday, June 1, 1944
Lost near Matsuwa Island
Herring's eighth war patrol was to be both her most successful and her last. Topping off at Midway May 21, 1944, Herring headed for the Kurile Islands patrol area. Ten days later she rendezvoused with Barb, and was never heard from or seen again. However, Japanese records prove that she sank two ships, Ishigaki and Hokuyo Maru, the night of May 30-31. Herring's exact manner of loss can be determined from these records also. Two more merchant ships, Hiburi Maru and IWAKI MARU, were sunk while at anchor in Matsuwa Island, Kuriles, the morning of 1 June 1944. In a counter-attack, enemy shore batteries scored two direct hits on the submarine's conning tower and bubbles covered an area about 5 meters wide, and heavy oil covered an area of approximately 15 miles.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 82

Name Service Branchsort descending
Lt(jg) William Hofman USN
TM 3c Willie Mclendon USN
Sea 1c Leo Boucher USN
EM 3c Van Vanmatre USN
SM 3c Carl Poland USN
TM 3c Paul Harper USN
SOM 2c Joel Merriman USN
TM 1c James Brennan USN
EM 3c John Walsh USN
Ens William Pressnall USN
MOMM 2c Robert Haskell USN
EM 2c Gordon Mitchell USN
SC 2c John Bronder USN
FC 3c George Wagoner USN
QM 3c Omer Potvin USN
F 2c Donald Gagnon USN
CEM Robert Millis USN
Sea 2c Weldon Brown USN
MOMM 2c Carman Walker USN
MOMM 3c Donald Robbins USN

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