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USS S-38
Submarine of the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS S-38 (SS-143) was a S-class submarine of the United States Navy.
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Name | USS S-38 |
Builder | Union Iron Works |
Laid down | 15 January 1919 |
Launched | 17 June 1919 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Grace M. Collins |
Commissioned | 11 May 1923 |
Decommissioned | 14 December 1944 |
Stricken | 20 January 1945 |
Fate | Sunk as target 20 February 1945 |
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Class and type | S-class submarine |
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Beam | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) |
Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m)[1] |
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Complement | 42 officers and men |
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Operations: | World War II |
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Awards: | 3 battle stars |
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