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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
MOMM 2c John Anderson USN
SC 3c Robert Stoneking USN
Ens William Pressnall USN
SM 3c Carl Poland USN
EM 2c Sone Price USN
FC 2c Gabriel Pepera USN
GM 2c Robert Payne USN
Sea 1c James Perkins USN
F 2c Lester Odom USN
CMOMM Harry Ohowell USN
F 1c Herbert Much USN
RT 2c Fred Anderson USN
Sea 1c William Stern USN
F 1c James Sutherland USN
Y 2c Frederick Swanson USN
Cox Leroy Vreeland USN
MOMM 2c Carman Walker USN
FC 3c George Wagoner USN
EM 3c John Walsh USN
EM 3c Van Vanmatre USN

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