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The exact cause of the loss of S-28 cannot be determined."ĭata from the organization's find will be shared with the Navy to help determine the cause of the loss. The armed forces' Court of Inquiry said the sub lost depth control "from either a material casualty or an operating error of personnel, or both, and that depth control was never regained. "At no time during the approach or the ensuing sound search were distress signals from S-28 seen or heard, nor was any sound heard which indicated an explosion in S-28," the Naval History and Heritage Command said. Because of the depth, salvage operations were not possible, the Navy said. But a reason for why it sunk was never determined. It sunk during training after making contact with a US Coast Guard ship. It initially was sent to Alaska to defend the Aleutian Islands against a possible Japanese invasion.Īlso Read: US Navy helps search for submarine lost for nearly a week

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US entered World War II in December 1941 with only 44 Naval submarines - many of them dating from the 1920s. The sub was in service during World War II. Dive World War II Stories of Sailors & Submarines in the Pacific tells the incredible story of Americas little known 'war within a war' - US submarine warfare during World War II. The organization said the sub is "considered to be one of the most important lost ships in the central Pacific." It was found with autonomous underwater vehicles and a remotely operated vehicle. The sub was found in 8,700 feet (2,650 meters) of water. STEP Ventures found the USS S-28, which sunk in 1944 with 49 crew members aboard during training, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Thursday. A wreck-hunting organization located a sunken World War II submarine off the coast of Oahu.