USS S-49
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| History | |
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| Name | USS S-49 |
| Builder | Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 22 October 1920 |
| Launched | 23 April 1921 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Joseph E. Austin |
| Commissioned | 6 June 1922 |
| Decommissioned | 2 August 1927 |
| Stricken | 21 March 1931 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | S-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft 10 in (6.65 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 38 officers and men |
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USS S-49 (SS-160) was a fourth-group (S-48)
S-class submarine of the United States Navy
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Construction and commissioning
S-49's
laid down on 22 October 1920 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was launched on 23 April 1921, sponsored by Mrs. Joseph E. Austin, and commissioned at Bridgeport on 6 June 1922 with Lieutenant Ingram C. Sowell in command.[1]
Service history
S-49 remained at Bridgeport through July 1922, but in August 1922 she moved down to the Submarine Base at
On 2 April 1926, S-49 returned to New London, but on 20 April 1926 her operating schedule was again interrupted. At about 07:50 that morning, S-49’s engines were started. Seven minutes later, just as a pilot cell cover was removed to test the
air pressure to keep ballast. At about 05:15 on 21 April, a second explosion occurred in the battery room when wash from vessels departing for torpedo practice rocked S-49. The compartment was resealed for another few hours, after which the work of clearing the wreckage was begun.[1]
Following repairs, S-49 resumed operations off the
decommissioned on 2 Augus1927 t and berthed with other reserve ships at League Island in Philadelphia until struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 21 March 1931 in accordance with the London Naval Treaty. S-49 was sold to the Boston Iron and Metal Company of Baltimore, Maryland, on 25 May 1931.[1]
Sinking
The U.S. Navy apparently reacquired S-49 about 1941 at Baltimore "as equipment" for use in experimental work at the Naval Mine Warfare Proving Ground, Solomons, Maryland.[1] During this work, she sank on 16 December 1942 in 102 feet (31 m) of water in the Patuxent River at 38°19′53.2″N 076°29′17.2″W / 38.331444°N 76.488111°W on a bearing of 318.5 degrees true, distant 525 yards (480 m), from the southern tip of Point Patience, Maryland.[citation needed]
References
External links
- Navsource.org - Features several photos of S-49.
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