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Counting warships & merchantman, US subs sunk about 1,000 vessels.
4,837
109 ships of 593,864 tons in Atlantic
23456 ships sunk
There were no submarines sunk or damaged during the attack on Pearl Harbor; all vessels either sunk or damaged were capital ships (battleships, cruisers, etc.) or support vessels (tenders, tugs, etc.).
Submarines do get sunk in the sea.
after 1) Germany's submarines sunk their ships 2) they intercepted the zimmerman telegraph
The British lost 76 submarines during WWII.
103 merchant ships were sunk in world war one
These merchantmen are KNOWN to be sunk by Japanese submarines during WWII off the US West Coast (there are several others sunk by explosions, but cannot be verified as sunk by submarines):1941 - Emidio, tanker, torpedoed1941 - Montebello, tanker, torpedoed1942 - Coast Trader, freighter, torpedoed1942 - Larry Doheny, tanker, torpedoed
The SS Emidio was sunk off California in 1941. The SS Montebello was sunk in 1941. SS Coast Trader (Freighter) sunk in '42. SS Larry Doheny sunk in '42. All believed sunk by Japanese Submarines on the US West Coast.
It is estimated that about 22 Union ships were sunk by Confederate torpedoes. There were also about 12 ships that were seriously damaged by torpedoes.