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SS-142 S-37
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
S 1 class 1918/12/12
Union Iron Works, San Francisco Cal. 		1919/06/20 1923/07/16 1945/02/20
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/08     AsiaFlt/SubRon20/SubDiv201 Manila Bay   81  114 
41/12/09       patro01: Verde Is.   66 
41/12/09 41/12/17     patro01: Puerta Galera, Mindoro   66 
41/12/17 41/12/19     Manila Bay - replenish   66 
41/12/20 41/12/21     patro02: Calavite Passage   66 
41/12/21 41/12/28     patro02: Verde Island Passage   66 
41/12/30 42/01/03     patro02: off Panay Island   66 
42/01 42/02   3     81 
42/01/04 42/01/07     patro02: off Jolo Is.   66 
42/01/07 42/01/08     patro02: sail from Jolo Is towards Port Darwin   66 
42/01/08       patro02: reordered to Surabaya   66 
42/01/12 42/01/15   3 patro02: off Tarakan  
42/01/23 42/02/02     Surabaya   66 
42/02/02 42/02/05     patro03: sail from Surabaya to Makassar Strait   66 
42/02/05 42/02/16     patro03: Makassar Strait   66 
42/02/08     3 patro03: sinking Nacushio S of Makassar City, Celebes Is. (05-10S, 119-24E)   85 
42/02/18 42/02/20     patro: Lombok Strait   66 
42/02/19       patro: damaged by grounding off NE corner of Lembogan Is., Lombok Strait   85 
42/02/21 42/02/26     Surabaya Navy Yard - repairs   66 
42/02/27 42/03/06     patro04: between Bawean Is. and W channel into Surabaya Roads   66 
42/02/28       patro04: rescued some survivors from De Ruyter's boat   66 
42/03/06 42/03/19     patro04: sail from patrol area to Fremantle   66 
42/04 42/06   42 Brisbane - overhaul   66 
42/06/22 42/07/21     patro05: Bismarck Islands   66 
42/07/08       patro05: sinking AP Tenzan Maru (2776 BRT) 30 nm W of Rabaul (04-00S, 151-50E), attacked by PC Ch-30   66  85 
42/07/09 42/07/11     patro05: New Hanover - New Ireland area   66 
42/07/12 42/07/13     patro05: Rabaul area   66 
42/07/21 42/08/17     Brisbane - refit (AS-13 Griffin)   66 
42/08/17 42/09/13 Watch   patro06: Savo Island area - defensive patrol   66 
42/09/02       patro06: damage DD N of Savo   66 
42/09/06 42/09/1?     patro06: Russell Islands   66 
42/09/13 42/10/19     Brisbane - refit   66 
42/10/19 42/10/23     sail from Brisbane to Noumea   66 
42/10/23 42/11/05     Noumea - picket line   66 
42/11/05 42/11/2?     sail from Noumea to P.H. > San Diego   66 
42/12 43/0?/??     San Diego - overhaul   66 
43/0?/?? 45/02/06     San Diego - ASW training ship   66 
45/02/06       decommissioned  
45/02/20       sunk(experiments) off Imperial Beach  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1945/02/23 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars, 6 patrols, 1/2776, Nacushio
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