#3 USS S 26 (SS 131) 1/24/42 - WWII US Submurine Force - Lost boats (sitios de interés)
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USS S-26 (SS 131)
January 24, 1942 - 46 Men Lost
S-26, led by LCDR E.C. Hawk, was lost on January 24, 1942 in the Gulf of Panama about 14 miles west of San Jose Light in three hundred feet of water. There were three survivors, two officers, one of whom was the Commanding Officer, and one enlisted man. These people were on the bridge at the time of the collision; the fourth person on the bridge, an enlisted man, was lost.
S-26 was proceeding from Balboa, C.Z. to its patrol station in company with S-21, S-29 and S-44 and an escort vessel, PC-460, at the time of the disaster. At 2210 the escort vessel sent a visual message to the submarines that she was leaving the formation and that they could proceed on the duty assigned. S-21 was the only submarine to receive this message. Shortly thereafter PC-460 struck S-26 on the starboard side of the torpedo room and the submarine sank within a few seconds.
Salvage operations were started immediately under Captain T.J. Doyle, USN, Commander Submarine Squadron Three and Submarine Base, Coco Solo, Canal Zone, and attempts at rescue were made, but without success. The submarine was not raised. She had previously made one war patrol, but had inflicted no damage on the enemy.
Sailors Lost On USS S-26 (SS 131) 1-24-1942
Adams, L. W. MM2 Amick, L. A. S2 Anderson, G. W. EM2 Baranick, G. F2 Bauer, C. A. MM1 Baumbach, A. S2 Biebuyck, W. S1 Brown, C. Y1 Burchart, E. B MM1 Burroughs, G. O. F2 Claflin, C. R. F2 Clark, C. C. F1 Clough, R. K. MM2 Crabtree, E. O. S1 Crumbley, B. CEM Dawson, J. D. RM3 Ehrle, E. GM3 Evans, D. B. CMM Freeman, R. A. MM2 Gamble, R. F. MM2 Gill, J. M. CTMA Holt, R. E. QM2 Homic, B. S. MM1 Johnson, N. MATT1 Kasserbaum, J. J. MM1 Lorente, W. C. EM1 Love, L. M. S1 Machlachlan, R. RM1 Mattes, R. C. TM3 Nelson, R. E. AS O'Brien, J. P. SM3 Peters, T. V. LT Peterson, A. B. F1 Plyer, H. B. MM2 Ramsey, C. R. EM2 Rifkin, S. S. F2 Russell, G. G. EM2 Russler, C. E. SM1 Seibert, W. C. TM3 Shattuck, H. F. CTM Shmutz, J. M. CRM Stubbins, J. B. ENS Taylor, H. L. ENS Thompson, T. C. SC3 Tow, P. H. TM3 Vezina, R. D. F2