USS S-43

USS S-43 at San Diego, California, with aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV-1) in the background, sometime between 1924 and 1936.
History
United States
NameUSS S-43
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down13 December 1920
Launched31 March 1923
Sponsored byMrs. John H. Brown
Commissioned31 December 1924
Decommissioned10 October 1945
Stricken13 November 1945
FateSold for scrap, 1946
General characteristics
Class & typeS-class submarine
Displacement
  • 850 long tons (864 t) surfaced
  • 1,126 long tons (1,144 t) submerged
Length225 ft 3 in (68.66 m)
Beam20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Speed
  • 14.5 knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) surfaced
  • 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) submerged
Complement42 officers and men
Armament
Service record
Operations: World War II

USS S-43 (SS-154) was a third-group (S-42) S-class submarine of the United States Navy.

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