Any sailors,
Is it bad luck to rename a ship?
12 May 1939 USS Squalus (SS-192) During test dive the failure of the main induction valve caused the flooding of the aft torpedo room, both engine rooms, and the crew’s quarters, drowning 26 men immediately. Quick action by the crew prevented the other compartments from flooding. Squalus bottomed in 243 ft (74 m) of water. USS Sculpin (SS 191) discovered the sunken Squalus and assisted in the rescue of 33 survivors. Squalus was later raised, repaired, and renamed USS Sailfish.
04 December 1943, USS Sailfish torpedoed and sank IJN Chuyo. On board were 21 POWs, survivors of the sinking of USS Sculpin by the Japanese on 19 November 1943. 20 of them died.