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USS R-12 (SS-89)

Shortly after noon on 12 June 1943, R-12, while underway to conduct a torpedo practice approach, sounded her last diving alarm. As she completed preparations to dive, the forward battery compartment began to flood. The collision alarm was sounded. Orders were given to blow main ballast and close the hatches. But the sea was faster. In about 15 seconds R-12 sank, taking her 42 officers and men, including three Brazilian officer observers to a watery grave. R-12 was officially struck from the Navy list 6 July 1943.

One location given as 24° 24'30"N 81° 28'30"W

EM3 General W. Bacon

F2 Robert B. Bronson

SM1 Jmes J. Buckley

ENS F.E. Cashell

SMC Howard L Clayton

LT(BN) J.L DeMoura

F1 Raymond F Flisher

S2 Lenard F Garbulsky

GM1 Frederick P Graziani Jr

EM3 Joseph C Hall Jr.

RMC Elmer L Harman Jr.

LTjg J.U Horton

TM1 Joseph S Horvath

S2 Howard H Knapp

MoMMC Everett Krigbaum

MoMM2 Leland V Kymer

S1 Charles B LeVan

TM3 Henry P Lobeck

TM3 Curtis V Mathis

EM1 P.T McKibben

MM1 Joseph Moncada

F2 Albert J Mullis

S2 George W Ness

S2 Paul L Noonan

EM3 John H Rabbitt

MM2 Edward J Rafferty

F1 Lyle E Schnake

F2 Craig R Scott

RM2 Howard R Secor

F3 Harry H Shellenberger

S2 Granby S Smith

LT(XO) R.N Starks

RM3 Donald C Sullivan

S2 Rudolph A Thompson Jr.

LTjg J.D Unger

MoMM2 Ernest W Vincent

MoMM1 Norman W Walker

MoMM2 Edwin F Walsh

SC3 Kenneth J Wheeler

STM2 Willie D Young

F3 George A Zimmerman

SURVIVORS:

Includes 16 crewmembers ashore on liberty at time of accident.

Shelby, E. E. LCDR-CO

Sullivan, J. J. LCS

Van Leuven, F. A. F2

Wood, J. H. MOMM2

Zions, F. J. MOMM3

Schwartz, E. E. GM2

Schnee, A. J. EM2

Pooz, S. H. S2

Pinkley, J. E. EM3

Ovenson, Leif F1

Niles, G. S1

Mayer, W. W. F1

Kapral, J. TM3

England, R. N. Y2

Durnengerger, R. F1

Davis, D. E. MOMM2

Cross, J. L. MM1

Boucher, C. A. SM3

Barnett, P. E. RM2

Balfe, R. B. TM2

Bailey, E. T. MOMM1