USS S-44

S-44 in harbor.
History
United States
NameUSS S-44
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down19 February 1921
Launched27 October 1923
Sponsored byMrs. H. E. Grieshaber
Commissioned16 February 1925
FateSunk by the Japanese escort Ishigaki, 7 October 1943
General characteristics
Class and 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)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14.5 knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) surfaced
  • 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) submerged
Range185 tons oil fuel; 120-cell Exide battery
Complement42 officers and men
Armament
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.

  1. ^ a b Lenton, H. T. American Submarines (Doubleday, 1973), pp. 17, 19, & 23.