USS S-42

	USS S-42 at San Diego, California, with aircraft carrier USS Langley in the background, sometime between 1924 and 1936.
History
United States
Name	USS S-42
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	16 December 1920
Launched	30 April 1923
Sponsored by	Mrs. Henry A. Hutchins, Jr.
Commissioned	20 November 1924
Decommissioned	25 October 1945
Stricken	13 November 1945
Fate	Sold for scrapping November 1946
General characteristics
Class and 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)
Speed	14.5 knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) surfaced; 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) submerged;
Complement	42 officers and men
Armament	1 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 deck gun; 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes;
Service record
Operations:	World War II
Awards:	1 battle star

USS S-42 (SS-153) was the first member in the third group of S-class submarines of the United States Navy.

History
USS S-42 at San Diego, California, with aircraft carrier USS Langley in the background, sometime between 1924 and 1936.
United States
Name	USS S-42
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	16 December 1920
Launched	30 April 1923
Sponsored by	Mrs. Henry A. Hutchins, Jr.
Commissioned	20 November 1924
Decommissioned	25 October 1945
Stricken	13 November 1945
Fate	Sold for scrapping November 1946
General characteristics
Class and 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)
Speed	14.5 knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) surfaced 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) submerged
Complement	42 officers and men
Armament	1 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 deck gun 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Service record
Operations:	World War II
Awards:	1 battle star