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Shark

Ship Designation: 
SS-174
Date Lost: 
Saturday, February 7, 1942
Lost at Sea
Five days after an unsuccessful attack on a target in the vicinity of Bangka Passage, Shark reported a potential target track to Surabaya. The report was acknowledged and she was directed to proceed to Makassar Straight via the north coast of Celebes. Nothing further was heard from the boat and she was subsequently declared lost on 7 March. ... A post-war analysis of Japanese war diaries lists numerous attacks on unidentified submarines in Shark’s area around 11 February 1942. The most likely is the report of IJN destroyer Yamakaze, which reported sinking a surfaced submarine with shellfire at 0137 on February 11. Yamakaze reported hearing voices in the water but did not attempt to rescue survivors.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 59

Namesort ascending Service Branch
Sea 1c Avery Perkins USN
SM 2c Ermin Pechacek USN
MM 2c Warren Myer USN
SM 1c Fred Morris USN
Ens Arthur Moran USN
F 2c Robert Miller USN
EM 2c Kenneth Mckinney USN
EM 2c Rex Mcelroy USN
F 2c Loran Markin USN
MM 1c Arnold Lund USN
TM 2c Thomas Loughlin USN
RM 2c William Lidgerding USN
PhM 2c Jesse Lester USN
TM 1c Clifford Jones USN
F 2c James Johnston USN
CMM Romie Jeffreys USN
F 1c James Iverson USN
Sea 1c Lawrence Glass USN
SC 1c Pedro Gimenez USN
CMM Merrill Gilman USN

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Prepared by: J.P.O’Hara, CDR, USN (Ret.)