American Submarines Of World War Two

Submarines comprised less than 2 percent of the U.S. Navy during World War Two.
U.S. Submarines sank over 30 percent of Japans navy.
In fact, U.S. Submarines sank eight Japanese aircraft carriers.
U.S. submarines played an important role in the virtual strangling of the Japanese economy.
U.S. Submarines sunk almost five million tons of Japanese shipping.
200 U.S. subs sank 201 Jap warships & 1113 merchant ships.
211 subs built - 182 operational peak in 1945.
U.S. loses, 52 subs with 3503 crew.
Gato-class subs were manily used early in World War II.
Later, they were joined by similar Balao-class.

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