Chronology of World War II

Thursday, August 13

S-39 (SS-144) Strikes a Submerged Reef

<i>S-39</i> (SS-144) Strikes a Submerged Reef — USS S-39 (SS-144) was lost when she struck a submerged reef off Rossel Island, in the Louisiade Archipelago about 120 miles southeast of New Guinea on August 13, 1942. No men were lost in the grounding or while serving on S-39.