


S-43
國家 | 美國 |
艦級 | S 級 潛艇 |
Hull Number | SS-154 |
造船廠 | Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard |
安放龍骨日期 | 1920年12月13日 |
下水日期 | 1923年3月31日 |
服役日期 | 1924年12月31日 |
除役日期 | 1945年10月10日 |
排水量 | 864 tons standard; 1,144 tons submerged |
長度 | 225 feet |
寬度 | 21 feet |
吃水 | 16 feet |
動力來源 | Two Model 8-EB-15NR diesel engines, two Electro Dynamic motors, two 6-cell Exide batteries, two shafts |
燃料儲存量 | 46,363gal diesel fuel |
速度 | 14 knots |
乘員 | 42 |
武裝 | 1x4in/50cal deck gun, 4x21in torpedo tubes, 12 torpedoes |
Submerged Speed | 11 knots |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseSubmarine S-43 was commissioned into service in Dec 1924. After spending some time and the Caribbean Sea, Panama Canal Zone, and southern California in the United States, she was transferred to Pearl Harbor in the US Territory of Hawaii in Dec 1930, where she would be based for the following decade. In Jun 1941, she, along with the rest of the Submarine Division 11 boats, was relocated to New London, Connecticut, United States. Redesignated Submarine Division 53, the boats of the division were sent in groups to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for overhaul and modernization. In Aug 1941, she was put back to sea, but suffered a complete power failure that brought her back into the shipyard for repairs. In Sep 1941, she resumed regular patrols out of Bermuda. In late Oct 1941, she patrolled waters off of Rhode Island, United States. In late Nov 1941, she patrolled waters off Newfoundland to test the effects of cold weather on the older S-class submarines. When the United States was directly brought into WW2 on 7 Dec 1941, she was off Newfoundland. On the following day, she set sail for New London, Connecticut, United States and then the Panama Canal Zone. In Mar 1942, Submarine Division 53 departed the Panama Canal Zone for Australia, arriving at Brisbane in mid-Apr to join Task Force 42. Her first war patrol began in May 1942, patrolling waters between New Britain and New Ireland. A series of mechanical issues plagued her, leading her to limp back to port with a dead port engine and only 7 out of the 8 cylinders of her starboard engine working. Her second war patrol had her transport Royal Australian Air Force Flight Officer C. F. Mason to New Ireland and the Feni Islands to make contact with friendly agents; she returned to Brisbane after Mason failing to find the agents on New Ireland, and Mason becoming missing in the Feni Islands. After an uneventful third war patrol in the Solomon Islands, she returned to the Americas, serving in the Panama Canal Zone and then out of San Diego, California, United States at the West Coast Sound School. In Sep 1943, she commenced a five-month overhaul. She returned to Pearl Harbor in mid-Feb 1944, where she received engine repairs until late Mar 1944. She departed Pearl Harbor on 31 Mar, only to suffer a crank case explosion in the starboard main engine, forcing her to sail to Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides for repairs. After the delay, she arrived at Purvis Bay in the Nggela Islands, Solomon Islands in Apr 1944 for anti-submarine warfare training. She returned to Australia in Jan 1945, conducted anti-submarine warfare training through Feb, and then set sail for the US, arriving in San Diego on 5 Apr 1945. In late Sep 1945, after the end of hostilities, she sailed to San Francisco, California where she was decommissioned a month later. She was struck from the US Naval Vessel Register in Nov 1945 and was sold to the Salco Iron and Metal Company in San Francisco for scrapping in Nov 1946.
ww2dbaseSources:
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Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Jan 2023
Submarine S-43 (SS-154) 互動地圖
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S-43 Operational Timeline
1920年12月13日 | The keel of S-43 was laid down at the Bethlehem shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. |
1923年3月31日 | S-43 was launched at the Bethlehem shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, sponsored by the wife of naval officer and submariner John H. Brown, Jr. |
1924年12月31日 | USS S-43 was commissioned into service with Lieutenant Clinton E. Braine, Jr. in command. |
1941年12月27日 | USS S-43 arrived at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone. |
1942年1月9日 | USS S-43 transited the Panama Canal. |
1942年2月2日 | USS S-43 arrived at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone (now Cativá, Panama). |
1942年3月5日 | USS S-43 departed Coco Solo, Colón, Panama Canal Zone (now Cativá, Panama). |
1942年4月15日 | USS S-43 arrived at Brisbane, Austalia. |
1942年5月11日 | USS S-43 departed Brisbane, Austalia, starting her first war patrol. |
1942年5月21日 | USS S-43 arrived in the Solomon Sea near New Britain and New Ireland. |
1942年5月24日 | While in the Solomon Sea, USS S-43 suffered a air compressor breakdown with her main engine. |
1942年6月2日 | USS S-43 set sail for Brisbane, Australia at 33% speed due to engine problems. |
1942年6月10日 | USS S-43 arrived at Brisbane, Austalia, ending her first war patrol. |
1942年7月8日 | USS S-43 departed Brisbane, Australia for her second war patrol with RAAF Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason. Mason was the liaison and rescue officer for friendly agents on New Ireland and Feni Islands. |
1942年7月18日 | USS S-43 arrived at New Ireland. |
1942年7月19日 | USS S-43 disembarked RAAF Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason on New Ireland for Mason to check in with coast watchers. |
1942年7月20日 | USS S-43 embarked Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason of the Royal Australian Air Force at New Ireland; Mason had been put ashore to make contact with friendly agents, but had failed to find them. |
1942年7月21日 | USS S-43 disembarked RAAF Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason on the Feni Islands east of New Ireland to check in with coast watchers. |
1942年7月22日 | USS S-43 embarked Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason of the Royal Australian Air Force in the Feni Islands; Mason had been put ashore to make contact with friendly agents, but had failed to find them. |
1942年7月23日 | USS S-43 disembarked Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason of the Royal Australian Air Force, liaison and rescue officer for friendly agents at one of the Feni Islands. |
1942年7月24日 | USS S-43 surfaced in the Feni Islands to pick up Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason of the Royal Australian Air Force, but failed to make contact with Mason, who had been captured by the Japanese. After several attempts to contact him, the submarine ultimately gave up and set sail for Brisbane, Australia. |
1942年8月7日 | USS S-43 arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her second war patrol. |
1942年8月18日 | While at Brisbane, Australia, Lieutenant Henry Sturr was made the commanding officer of USS S-43, relieving Lieutenant Edward Hannon. |
1942年9月12日 | While at Brisbane, Australia, Lieutenant Commander Edward Hannon was made the commanding officer of USS S-43, relieving Lieutenant Henry Sturr. |
1942年9月14日 | USS S-43 departed Brisbane, Australia, starting her third war patrol. |
1942年10月14日 | USS S-43 arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her third war patrol. |
1942年11月4日 | USS S-43 departed Brisbane, Australia. |
1943年1月9日 | USS S-43 arrived at Coco Solo, Colón, Panama Canal Zone (now Cativá, Panama). |
1943年3月19日 | USS S-43 departed Coco Solo, Colón, Panama Canal Zone (now Cativá, Panama). |
1943年3月24日 | USS S-43 arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. |
1943年3月25日 | USS S-43 departed Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. |
1943年3月29日 | USS S-43 arrived at Coco Solo, Colón, Panama Canal Zone (now Cativá, Panama). |
1943年4月5日 | USS S-43 transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone. |
1943年4月26日 | USS S-43 arrived at San Diego, California, United States. |
1944年3月31日 | USS S-43 departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. |
1944年4月22日 | USS S-43 arrived at Purvis Bay in the Nggela Islands, Solomon Islands. |
1945年3月2日 | USS S-43 departed Australia. |
1945年3月10日 | Charles Wilbur was made the commanding officer of USS S-43, relievingy Thomas Williamson. |
1945年3月18日 | USS S-43 was fired upon by an Allied merchant ship during poor weather, but did not suffer any damage. |
1945年4月5日 | USS S-43 arrived at San Diego, California, United States. |
1945年10月10日 | USS S-43 was decommissioned from service in San Francisco, California, United States. |
1945年10月22日 | The crew of S-43 gathered for a special ceremony for the ship's decommissioning, which officially had taken place 12 days prior. |
1945年11月13日 | S-43 was stricken from the US Naval Vessel Register. |
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