S-37

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassS-class Submarine
Hull NumberSS-142
BuilderUnion Iron Works, San Francisco, CA
Laid Down12 Dec 1918
Launched20 Jun 1919
Commissioned16 Jul 1923
Decommissioned6 Feb 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 1924USS S-37 moored alongside USS Canopus, Olongapo, Philippine Islands, date unknownUSS S-36, USS S-39, USS S-37, and USS S-41 moored alongside of USS Canopus, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, circa 1930; note Chinese civilians mingling with US sailors
See all 8 photographs of Submarine S-37 (SS-142)

S-37 Operational Timeline

16 Jul 1923 S-37 was commissioned into service.
8 Jul 1942 USS S-37 sank Japanese transport Tenzan Maru 20 miles northwest of Rabaul, New Britain.
6 Feb 1945 S-37 was decommissioned from service.




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Submarine S-37 (SS-142) Photo Gallery
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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