The USS S-31
at gunnery practice. circa 1930's
You can see the
splash of the round hitting the water just a short way from the boat.
Aiming and firing
was a judgement thing and the boat must have rolled as the round was fired.
USS S-32 SS
137
USS S-32 SS
137 off Tsingtao, China. Date unknown.
USS S-32 SS
137 off Tsingtao, China. Bridge detail.
USS S-32 SS
137 along side a tender with 4 other S class submarines
Photo
provided by Rick Larson MMCM (SS) (ret.)
The USS S-32
tied up along side a tender. Crew is under shielding awning.
Photo
provided by Rick Larson MMCM (SS) (ret.)
USS S-32. Other
subs tied up behind the 32 are doing their laundry.
Photo
provided by Rick Larson MMCM (SS) (ret.)
The USS S-32
diving. Circa 1930's
This could very
well be the last known photo taken of the S-32. S-32 arrived Sept. 13,
1945
in San Francisco.
The S-32 was was decommissioned at Mare Island on 19 October.
Her name was struck
from the Navy list on 1 November 1945. The flags in the foreground
are attached to
the USS Tautog SS 199 while she was open for public visits during Sept/Oct
1945.
Info
from Subnet.com
S-32 in San
Francisco Sept/Oct 1945. There appears to be two tugs
coming along side
the S-32 but they could also just be passing her too.
There appears to
be a prop wake astern of the S-32 so she might be under
way on her own power.
Periscope and flags are from the USS Tautog SS 199.
USS S-33 SS
138
S-34 moored
in a nest alongside the USS Beaver.
There are five S-boats
moored here. The second boat out from the
tender appears to
have a different stern. The S-10 through S-13 were
built with one stern
torpedo tube. This is no doubt one of those four subs.
All the subs have
"dressed ship" meaning they are flying all their signal flags.
Ships and naval
vessels do this for special occasions and holidays
USS S-35 SS
140 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,
Bremerton, Washington
May 2, 1943.
USS S-35 in
rough weather
USS S-35 in
rough weather. Date and location unknown.
The USS S-35
with an unidentified S-boat . Circa 1930's
USS S-36 under
construction, December 30, 1921 at
Union Iron Works,
San Francisco, CA.
Photo
courtesy of Ray 'Oldgoat' Stone
USS S-36 SS
141. March 29, 1923, 6 days before commissioning.
USS S-36 SS
141 off Tsingtao, China, 1936.
She grounded in WW II on Jan 20, 1942 and was destroyed
by crew before abandoning ship.
USS S-36 SS 141 off Tsingtao, China, 1936.
USS S-36 at
gunnery practice off Tsingtao, China, 1936.
USS S-36 at
gunnery practice off Tsingtao, China, 1936.
Photo of the
S-36 bow taken in dry dock.
Torpedo tube outer
doors and shutters are open.
Photo
provided by Rick Larson MMCM (SS) (ret.)
The S-36 loading
torpedoes from the tender.
Photo taken from
tender USS Canopus.
Photo
provided by Rick Larson MMCM (SS) (ret.)
S-37, S-40,
S-36, S-38, S-41 and S-39
moored to the USS
Canopus at Tsingtao, China circa 1930.
Naval
Historical Center Photo
S-37 off Tsingtao,
China. An other unidentified S-boat is background.
Photo taken from
tender USS Canopus.
Photo
provided by Rick Larson MMCM (SS) (ret.)
Deck guns all
in a row.
Tsingtao, China
circa 1930. Boats shown are the S-36, S-39,
(unseen boat is
most likely the S-32), S-37 and S-41
Naval
Historical Center Photo
Another view
of the photo above.
Naval
Historical Center Photo
S37, 38, 39,
40 at Olongapo, Philippines
Naval
Historical Center Photo
S-37 crewman
with deckgun. Most of the white speckles under gun barrel
are damage to the
film emulsion on the original print. Date unknown.
Photo probably taken
off the coast of Tsingtao, China, 1930's.
S-37 crewmen
with deckgun.
Photo probably taken
off the coast of Tsingtao, China, 1930's.
Closeup of crewmen.
Photo probably taken
off the coast of Tsingtao, China, 1930's
S-37 crewmen
at gun practice with the deckgun.
Photo taken
off the coast of Tsingtao, China, 1925.
S-37 crewmen
at gun practice with the deckgun.
Photo taken
off the coast of Tsingtao, China, 1925.
S-37 in dry dock in Olongapo, PI. Marine on guard. 1925
S-37 in dry dock in Olongapo, PI. Marine on guard. 1925
S-37 taking on fuel at sea circa 1925
USS S-37 SS
142
USS S-37 SS
142 diving off Tsingtao, China. circa 1936.
Removal of the
bodies of 3 crew killed in an explosion aboard the S-37, Oct. 1923.
S-37 ships bell.
The S-37's bell
is on display at the San Diego Maritime Museum
Photo
Courtesy of the California Wreck Divers Assoc.
This is one
of 3 such wheels that would have been aboard the S-37.
It is listed on
the California Wreck Divers Assoc. page, who have
so graciously allowed
me to use these photos, as a "Wheel"
probably meaning
the Helm. It could also be from the stern or
bow planes controller
stations.
Photo
Courtesy of the California Wreck Divers Assoc.
Lines drawing
of the USS S-37
Photo
Courtesy of the California Wreck Divers Assoc.
S-37 midship
section
Photo
Courtesy of the California Wreck Divers Assoc.
The S-37 torpedo
tube doors
Photo
Courtesy of the California Wreck Divers Assoc.
S-37 surfacing
from a dive
Photo
Courtesy of the California Wreck Divers Assoc.
USS S-38 SS
143 on Asiatic Station in the late 1920's
On Dec 21, 1941
the S-38 was ordered to attack the Japanese forces in
Lingayen Gulf, Luzon,
Philipines. The S-38 crept into the gulf over a coral
reef to evade Japanese
patrol boats. and fired on and sank the transport
Hayo Maru, a 5400
ton ship, though the Japaese counter attacked the S-38
slipped away. A
Battery explosion forced her return to Manila on Christmas Eve.
Photo
contributed by John P. Mullikin who's father, Machinist Mate John Arthur
Mullikin, served on the S-38 and took this picture.
John
Arthur Mullikin first qualified on the USS S-2 in the mid 1920's.
USS S-39 off
Tsingtao, China.
Photo taken from
tender USS Canopus.
Photo
provided by Rick Larson MMCM (SS) (ret.)
USS Canopus
anchored off Tsingtao, China with
USS S-39, S-36,
S-37, S-40 & S-38 moored along side during the mid 1930's.
