Lost on 18 JUN 1945 with the loss of 85 officers and men near Suzu Misaki.
USS BONEFISH departed Guam for her eighth war patrol as part of a submarine group for operations in the Sea of Japan. On the morning of 18 JUN 1945 USS BONEFISH received permission to conduct a solo patrol of Toyama Wan, Honshu. After sinking a passenger-cargoman, USS BONEFISH was subjected to a savage depth charge attack.
She was never heard from again.
USS BONEFISH earned three Navy Unit Citations.