USS S-44

	S-44 in harbor.
History
United States
Name	USS S-44
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	19 February 1921
Launched	27 October 1923
Sponsored by	Mrs. H. E. Grieshaber
Commissioned	16 February 1925
Fate	Sunk by the Japanese escort Ishigaki, 7 October 1943
General characteristics
Class & type	S-class submarine
Displacement	850 long tons (864 t) surfaced; 1,126 long tons (1,144 t) submerged;
Length	225 ft 3 in (68.66 m)
Beam	20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Draft	16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion	1,200 hp (890 kW) NLSE diesels; 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) Electro Dynamic electric motors (two shafts);
Speed	14.5 knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) surfaced; 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) submerged;
Range	185 tons oil fuel; 120-cell Exide battery
Complement	42 officers and men
Armament	1 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 deck gun; 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (bow, 12 Mark 10 torpedoes);
Service record
Operations:	World War II
Awards:	2 battle stars

USS S-44 (SS-155) was a third-group (S-42) S-class submarine of the United States Navy.

History
S-44 in harbor.
United States
Name	USS S-44
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	19 February 1921
Launched	27 October 1923
Sponsored by	Mrs. H. E. Grieshaber
Commissioned	16 February 1925
Fate	Sunk by the Japanese escort Ishigaki, 7 October 1943
General characteristics
Class & type	S-class submarine
Displacement	850 long tons (864 t) surfaced 1,126 long tons (1,144 t) submerged
Length	225 ft 3 in (68.66 m)
Beam	20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Draft	16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion	1,200 hp (890 kW) NLSE diesels 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) Electro Dynamic electric motors (two shafts)
Speed	14.5 knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) surfaced 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) submerged
Range	185 tons oil fuel; 120-cell Exide battery
Complement	42 officers and men
Armament	1 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 deck gun 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (bow, 12 Mark 10 torpedoes)
Service record
Operations:	World War II
Awards:	2 battle stars