S-46 file photo [1758]

S-46

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassS-class Submarine
Hull NumberSS-157
BuilderBethlehem Fore River Shipyard
Laid Down23 Feb 1921
Launched11 Sep 1923
Commissioned5 Jun 1925
Decommissioned2 Nov 1945
Displacement903 tons standard; 1,126 tons submerged
Length225 feet
Beam21 feet
Draft13 feet
MachineryDiesel-eletric engines with two screws
Bunkerage46,363 gal
Power Output1,200 shaft horsepower
Speed14 knots
Crew38
Armament4x21" torpedo tubes with 12 torpedoes, 1x4" deck gun

Contributor:

ww2dbaseS-46 patrolled off New Britain, off Solomons Islands, off eastern New Guinea, and off the Aleutians during WW2. She was assigned back to San Diego to participate in anti-submarine training near the end of the war.

ww2dbaseSource: Naval Historical Center.

Last Major Revision: Aug 2005

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Photographs

Close-up of USS S-46USS S-27, USS S-46, and USS S-29 at the Submarine Base, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 2 Jan 1924USS S-46 departing Guantanamo, Cuba for Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, Apr 1927; note USS S-44 in foreground and USS Moody in backgroundUS Navy Submarine Division 19 submarines USS S-46, USS S-42, USS S-47, USS S-43, USS S-44, and US SS-45 at San Diego, California, United States, 28 Jul 1928
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S-46 Operational Timeline

5 Jun 1925 S-46 was commissioned into service.
2 Nov 1945 S-46 was decommissioned from service.




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