While it is possible that Seawolf was lost to an operational casualty or as a result of an unrecorded enemy attack, it is more likely she was sunk by friendly fire.

One was hit in the stern and sank in approximately nine minutes.

The submarine approached to within 700 yards (640 m) of the beach, picked up a Captain Young and took him to Brisbane. She was launched on 15 August 1939 sponsored by Mrs. Edward C. Kalbfus and commissioned on 1 December 1939, Lieutenant Frederick B. Warder (Class of 1925) in command. Seawolf, based out of Naval Base Kitsap in Washington, is conducting maritime operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

Launched on August 15, 1939.
She ended this patrol early, on 3 May, because she had expended all torpedoes on enemy shipping near the Bonin Islands. Navy EEOFreedom of Information Act (FOIA)Accessibility / Section 508 The Seawolf is no stranger to the Arctic environment. USS Seawolf may refer to: . Sinking History Seawolf departed Manila on December 31, 1941 and arrived at Darwin on January 9, 1942. She attacked day and night for three days before finally surfacing to sink Fusei Maru with her deck gun. Unaware she had hit her target, Seawolf then underwent 7½ hours of depth charge attacks. This was Shojin Maru loaded with troops. "Though this class of submarines lacks vertical launch systems, it is armed with eight torpedo tubes and can hold up to 50 weapons in its torpedo room.". Navy officials declined to discuss how the Seawolf got to Norway, a part of the Navy's Sixth Fleet, and the speed to which it traveled. Seawolf stood out of Brisbane on 21 September to begin her 15th war patrol under the command of Lieutenant Commander A.M. Bontier.

Seawolf was commissioned in 1997 and is the lead submarine of its class. Her keel was laid down on 27 September 1938 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. He can be reached at 360-792-9227, josh.farley@kitsapsun.com or on Twitter at @joshfarley. Seawolf returned to Midway Island on 8 July and, four days later, steamed into Pearl Harbor. Seawolf then loaded torpedoes and passengers, and headed for Surabaya, Java.

USS Seawolf (SS-28), renamed USS H-1 before launching, was the lead ship of her class.Commissioned in 1913, she ran aground and sank in 1920; USS Seawolf (SS-197) was a Sargo-class submarine. Captain Lieutenant Frederick B. Warder. “Our submarine force has proven time and again they are ready to operate anytime, anywhere,” said Rear Adm. Blake Converse, commander of the Pacific Fleet's Submarine Force.“The Pacific Fleet submarine force remains lethal, agile and ready to fight tonight.”, More: America's most secret submarine undocks from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

Though this class of submarines lacks vertical launch systems, it is armed with eight torpedo tubes and can hold up to 50 weapons in its torpedo room.

She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 January 1945. On 19 February, she fired four torpedoes at two Japanese freighter-transports in the Badung Strait. {The vessel sunk on 12 June was Burma Maru.}. These submarines are exceptionally quiet, fast, well-armed, and equipped with advanced sensors. Seawolf returned to Midway Island for refitting and departed that island on 17 May and headed for the East China Sea. One torpedo hit the target but proved to be a dud, and another passed under the freighter and hit an escort. The Pacific-based submarine is operating in U.S. 6th Fleet under the command and control of Commander, Submarine Group 8 and Commander, Task Force 69 to compliment the undersea warfare capabilities of U.S. In July, the USS Seawolf, among the most advanced submarines in the world, was getting some work done at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Seawolf ended her patrol on 7 April at Fremantle and received the Navy Unit Commendation. Consider supporting local journalism in Kitsap County: Sign up for a digital subscription today. The 1997-commissioned Seawolf is the namesake of a class of three submarines that comprise the quietest, fastest, deepest diving and most capable ever built in the United States Navy. “USS Seawolf’s deployment from Bangor, Washington, to the U.S. 6th Fleet demonstrates the Submarine Force’s global reach and commitment to provide persistent and clandestine undersea forces worldwide to execute our unique missions with unrivaled readiness,” said Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, the Navy's Submarine Forces commander. On Seawolf's 11th patrol, in the South China Sea from 5 October - 27 November, she sank Wuhu Maru, Kaifuku Maru, and damaged a 10,000-ton cargo ship.

Connect with friends faster than ever with the new Facebook app. The damaged ship righted itself and the Seawolf made a second attack shoring another hit at 11:31am in the aft “when the smoke cleared away the after gun platform and the entire topside was clear of people.