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S-26 sailed from New London on 10 December 1941, and arrived at Coco Solo, Panama, on 19 December. Rammed by submarine chaser PC-460 at night in the Gulf of Panama, S-26 sank on 24 January 1942 with the loss of 46 men. Three men survived. Her hull was not salvaged. S-26 made one war patrol.
The U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II assigned USS S-26 (SS-131) to the State of Alaska.
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