S-40

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassS-class Submarine
Hull NumberSS-145
BuilderBethlehem San Francisco Shipyard
Laid Down5 Mar 1919
Launched5 Jan 1921
Commissioned20 Nov 1923
Decommissioned29 Oct 1945
Displacement854 tons standard; 1,062 tons submerged
Length219 feet
Beam21 feet
Draft16 feet
MachineryDiesel-electric engines
Bunkerage41,921 gal
Power Output1,200 shaft horsepower
Speed14 knots
Crew38
Armament4x21" torpedo tubes with 12 torpedoes, 1x4" deck gun

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Photographs

USS Canopus with submarines USS S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-40, and S-41, Apra Harbor, Guam, 1924USS Canopus with submarines USS S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-40, and S-41, Apra Harbor, Guam, 29 Oct 1924Submarines S-40, S-38, and S-41 (left to right) moored along side USS Canopus, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, 1930; note another submarine approachingUSS S-40, USS S-38, and USS S-41 (left to right) moored alongside of USS Canopus at Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, 1930
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S-40 Operational Timeline

20 Nov 1923 S-40 was commissioned into service.
29 Oct 1945 S-40 was decommissioned from service.




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USS Canopus with submarines USS S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-40, and S-41, Apra Harbor, Guam, 1924
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