Submarine S-40 (SS-145)

S-40

Country	United States
Ship Class	S-class Submarine
Hull Number	SS-145
Builder	Bethlehem San Francisco Shipyard
Laid Down	5 Mar 1919
Launched	5 Jan 1921
Commissioned	20 Nov 1923
Decommissioned	29 Oct 1945
Displacement	854 tons standard; 1,062 tons submerged
Length	219 feet
Beam	21 feet
Draft	16 feet
Machinery	Diesel-electric engines
Bunkerage	41,921 gal
Power Output	1,200 shaft horsepower
Speed	14 knots
Crew	38
Armament	4x21" torpedo tubes with 12 torpedoes, 1x4" deck gun

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USS Canopus with submarines USS S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-40, and S-41, Apra Harbor, Guam, 1924

USS Canopus with submarines USS S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-40, and S-41, Apra Harbor, Guam, 29 Oct 1924

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S-40 Operational Timeline

20 Nov 1923	S-40 was commissioned into service.
29 Oct 1945	S-40 was decommissioned from service.

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