| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S-1 |
| Pennant | 133 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 Apr 1919 |
| Launched | 20 Sep 1922 |
| Commissioned | 13 Dec 1923 |
| Lost | 4 Jul 1944 |
| History | USS S-28 (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Campbell) went missing during training exercises off Oahu, Hawaii with Coast Guard cutter USCGC Reliance. A Court of inquiry was unable to determine the cause of her loss. |
Commands listed for USS S-28 (133)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Kemp Catlett Christian, USN | 13 Dec 1923 | ??? | |
| 2 | John Daniel Crowley, USN | < Jan 42 | Apr 1943 ? | |
| 3 | Vincent Ambrose Sisler, Jr., USN | Jun 42 ? | Oct 1943 | |
| 4 | Jack Godon Campbell, USN | ??? | 4 Jul 1944 (+) | |
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Noteable events involving S-28 include:
22 Jan 1942
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) ended a refit at the Mare Island Navy Yard. She now returns to San Diego for further service at the Underwater Sound Training School there.
20 May 1942
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) departed from San Diego bound for Dutch Harbour. En-route S-28 was ordered to proceed to patrol off Cold Bay. So the transit voyage to Dutch Harbour actually became her 1st war patrol.
12 Jun 1942
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) enters Dutch Harbour for fuel and provisions and then resumed her 1st war patrol in the waters around Kiska and Attu.
28 Jun 1942
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) ended her 1st war patrol at Dutch Harbour.
15 Jul 1942
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Kiska.
18 Aug 1942
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) end her 2nd war patrol at Dutch Harbour.
16 Sep 1942
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Kiska.
10 Oct 1942
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) end her 3rd war patrol at Dutch Harbour. She is now sent to San Diego for an overhaul.
9 Dec 1942
With her overhaul completed USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) departed from San Diego bound for Dutch Harbour.
21 Dec 1942
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) arrived at Dutch Harbour.
26 Dec 1942
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Kurils.
20 Jan 1943
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) departed from her patrol area to return to base at Dutch Harbour.
6 Feb 1943
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the western Aleutians.
28 Feb 1943
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) ended her 5th war patrol at Dutch Harbour.
4 Mar 1943
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) departed from Dutch Harbour bound for Esquimalt, Canada. At Esquimalt she is used for AS warfare training with units of the Royal Canadian Navy.
15 Apr 1943
USS S-28 (Lt. J.D. Crowley) departed from Esquimalt for the Puget Sound Navy Yard for an overhaul.
27 Jun 1943
With her overhaul completed USS S-28 (Lt. V.A. Sisler, Jr.) departed from the Puget Sound Navy Yard bound for Dutch Harbour.
13 Jul 1943
USS S-28 (Lt. V.A. Sisler, Jr.) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Kurils.
16 Aug 1943
USS S-28 (Lt. V.A. Sisler, Jr.) ended her 6th war patrol at Attu.
8 Sep 1943
USS S-28 (Lt. V.A. Sisler, Jr.) departed from Attu for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Kurils.
20 Sep 1943
USS S-28 (Lt. V.A. Sisler, Jr.) sank the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Katsura Maru (1368 GRT) about 165 nautical miles south-west of Paramushiro, Kurile Islands in position 49°05'N, 151°45'E. (see map)
13 Oct 1943
USS S-28 (Lt. V.A. Sisler, Jr.) ended her 7th war patrol at Attu. She is now assigned to training duties at Pearl Harbor.
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