U.S.S. S-48 (1921)

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U.S.S. S-48 (1921)
Hull Number: SS-159
Builder: Lake Torpedo Boat[1]
Laid down: 22 Oct, 1920
Launched: 26 Feb, 1921[2]
Commissioned: 14 Oct, 1922
Decommissioned: 29 Aug, 1945
Stricken: 17 Sep, 1945
Sold: 22 Jan, 1946
U.S.S. S-48 was one of fifty-one "S" Class submarines completed for the U.S. Navy.

Service

After sinking once on a test dive prior to commissioning, S-48 was buffed up and commissioned on 14 October, 1922 at Bridgeport with Lieutenant Stuart E. Bray in command.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 131.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 131.

Bibliography


"S" Class Submarine
Electric Boat Design
S-1 S-18 S-19 S-20 S-21
S-22 S-23 S-24 S-25 S-26
S-27 S-28 S-29 S-30 S-31
S-32 S-33 S-34 S-35 S-36
S-37 S-38 S-39 S-40 S-41
Lake Boats
S-2 S-48 S-49 S-50 S-51
Navy Yard Type
S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 S-7
S-8 S-9 S-10 S-11 S-12
S-13 S-14 S-15 S-16 S-17
  S-42 S-43 S-44  
  S-45 S-46 S-47  
<– "T" Class Submarines (US) Barracuda Class –>
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