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Lost Boat ( #2 of 5 )
USS Flier (SS-250)
Lost on:
Lost on August 13,1944, with the loss of 78 crew members while on her 2nd war patrol. Flier was transiting on the surface when she was rocked by a massive explosion (probably a mine) and sank within less than a minute. 13 survivors, some injured, made it into the water and swam to shore. 8 survived and 6 days later friendly natives guided them to a Coast Watcher and they were evacuated by the USS Redfin (SS-272).
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Class:
SS 212
Commissioned:
10/18/1943
Launched:
7/11/1943
Builder:
Electric Boat Co (General Dynamics)
Length:
307
, Beam:
27
#Officers:
6
, #Enlisted:
54
Fate:
Flier was sunk by a mine in the South China Sea 12 Aug 1944. 78 men lost. 8 men survived, swimming to shore. Numerous others made it out of the boat, but drowned.
