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USS Trigger

USS Trigger is documented as an ships in the WAR-CL-000220 roster.

SS-237 · Gato classUnited States NavyWorld War IIVerified subject image
80-G-33296: Tatekawa Maru, 10,100 tons. Photographed by USS Trigger (SS 237), October 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/12/13).
80-G-33296: Tatekawa Maru, 10,100 tons. Photographed by USS Trigger (SS 237), October 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/12/13).80-G-33296 · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantSS-237
ClassGato class
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States
Recorded statusSunk

What is known about this ship

USS Trigger is documented as an ships in the WAR-CL-000220 roster.

Service history

Disposition note: sunk or lost in wartime service.

Class context: Gato class

The Gato class was the first large U.S. fleet-submarine class built in wartime quantities for long-range Pacific operations.

Later service and disposition

sunk or lost in wartime service.

This ship is recorded as a member of Gato class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. List of Gato-class submarines ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-18
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