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SS-153 S-42
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
S-42 class 1920/12/16
Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy, 		1923/04/30 1924/11/20 1946/11
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/SubRon1/SubDiv53 Bermuda   81  114 
41/12/1? 42/03/0?     Canal Zone - defensive duty in Pacific approaches   66 
42/03/0? 42/04/15     sail from Panama to Brisbane   66 
42/03/01       JoinPac-Panama Channel - sail to Brisbane  
42/04/15 42/04/25   42/SubRon5/SubDiv53     66 
42/04/24 42/05/20   42/SubRon5/SubDiv53 patro01: New Ireland   66 
42/05/03 42/05/06   42/SubRon5/SubDiv53 patro01: off Cape St. George   66 
42/05/06 42/06/11   42/SubRon5/SubDiv53 patro01: between Buka and Cape St. George   66 
42/05/11     42/SubRon5/SubDiv53 patro01: sinking minelayer Okinoshima W of Buka Is. (05-06S, 153-48E) > depth charged   66  85 
42/05/20 42/07/03     Brisbane - repairs   66 
42/07/03 42/07/28     patro02: St. George's Channel   66 
42/07/12       patro02: landed Australian agent at Adler Bay near Rabaul   66 
42/07/19       patro02: reembark Australian agent at Adler Bay   66 
42/07/28 42/08/21     Brisbane - refit   66 
42/08/21 42/09/19     patro03: Savo Island - Cape Esperance area   66 
42/08/28 42/09/0?     patro03: in patrol area   66 
42/09/19 42/10/19     Brisbane - refit   66 
42/10/20       patro04: Rabaul - Faisi - Buin supply lanes   66 
42/11/02       patro04: attacking DD in Bougainville Strait   66 
42/11/05 42/11/16     patro04: sail from Bougainville to Fiji   66 
42/11/16 42/12/01     Suva, Fiji   66 
42/12/01 43/01/09     sail from Fiji to Panama   66 
43/01/0?       leftPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/06/2?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/07 43/08/1?     San Diego   66 
43/08/2? 43/09/02     Dutch Harbor   66 
43/09/02 43/10/12     patro05: Paramushiru-Onekotan area   66 
43/09/18       patro05: damaging PG Chowa Maru N of Onekotan, Kuriles (50-22N, 155-43E)   85 
43/10/12 43/11/23     Dutch Harbor - refit   66 
43/11/23 43/11/27     patro06: port engine troubles > sail to Attu   66 
43/11/27 44/01     Massacre Bay, Attu - repairs   66 
44       school ship  
44/02 44/03/19     sail from Attu to Dutch Harbor > P.H. > Milne Bay, New Guinea   66 
44/03/19 44/06     Milne Bay - target services during ASW training   66 
44/06 44/08/01     Seeadler Harbor, Manus - target services during ASW training   66 
44/08/06 44/09/03     patro07: Halmahera - intelligence missions   66 
44/08/15       patro07: land Australian intelligence team at Halmahera   66 
44/08/21       patro07: land Australian intelligence team at Halmahera   66 
44/08/22       patro07: land Australian intelligence team at Halmahera   66 
44/09/03 44/10/1?     Seeadler Harbor, Manus - ASW training duty   66 
44/10/1? 45/01     Brisbane - overhaul   66 
45/01 45/02/1?     Seeadler Harbor, Manus - ASW training duty   66 
45/02/1? 45/03/2?     sail from Manus to San Diego   66 
45/03/2? 45/09     San Diego - West Coast Sound School   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1945/11/13 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star, 7 patrols, Okinoshima
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