USS Bonefish 1945
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | USS Bonefish | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1945 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | attack submarine, sunken vessel | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United States | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | United States Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Sea of Japan | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Honshu | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 26 km from land |
| Position | 37.3000, 137.9167 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
USS Bonefish (SS-223) was a Gato-class submarine, the first United States Navy ship to be named for the bonefish.
She had a busy career in the Pacific against Japanese shipping after being launched and commissioned in May 1943. She was sunk in June 1945 after sinking a ship on her eighth cruise.
Diving & visiting
On 24 March 2026, Tiburon Subsea CEO Tim Taylor and the Lost 52 Project announced that the wreck of Bonefish had been discovered during surveys in 2025.
Location
- Recorded position: 37.3000, 137.9167 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Sea of Japan
- Nearest coast: Honshu
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article USS Bonefish (SS-223) (revision 1378828470), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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