| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S-1 |
| Pennant | 136 |
| Built by | Union Iron Works (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 13 Apr 1918 |
| Launched | 28 Dec 1918 |
| Commissioned | 11 May 1922 |
| End service | 19 Oct 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 4 October 1922. |
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Noteable events involving S-31 include:
10 Mar 1942
USS S-31 (Lt.Cdr. T.F. Williamson) departs Coco Solo, Panama for a defensive war patrol.
31 Mar 1942
USS S-31 (Lt.Cdr. T.F. Williamson) returns to Coco Solo, Panama.
14 Apr 1942
USS S-31 (Lt.Cdr. T.F. Williamson) departs Coco Solo, Panama for another defensive war patrol.
13 May 1942
USS S-31 (Lt.Cdr. T.F. Williamson) returns to Coco Solo, Panama.
7 Jul 1942
USS S-31 (Lt.Cdr. T.F. Williamson) departs Dutch Harbour, Alaska for her 1st offensive war patrol. She is ordered to patrol of the western Aleutians.
10 Aug 1942
The commanding officer of USS S-31, Lt.Cdr. T.F. Williamson is wounded by the accidental explosion of a flare. He dies of his wounds on the 28th.
S-31 also ends her 1st offensive war patrol at Dutch Harbour.
11 Aug 1942
USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) departs Dutch Harbour bound for San Diego, California. She is to serve at the Sound School there and in early 1943 she undergoes and overhaul.
26 Aug 1942
USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) departs Dutch Harbour for her 2nd offensive war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Adak.
28 Sep 1942
USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) ends her 2nd offensive war patrol at Dutch Harbour.
13 Oct 1942
USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) departs Dutch Harbour for her 3rd offensive war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Kurils.
26 Oct 1942
USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Keizan Maru (2864 BRT) off Paramushiro, Kurils in position 50º10'N, 155º36'E. (see map)
8 Nov 1942
USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) ends her 3rd offensive war patrol at Dutch Harbour.
11 Mar 1943
With her overhaul completed USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) departs Pearl Harbor for her 4th offensive war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Marshall Islands area.
9 Apr 1943
USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) ends her 4th offensive war patrol at Noumea, New Caledonia.
5 Jul 1943
USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) departs Noumea, New Caledonia for her 5th offensive war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the New Hebrides.
26 Jul 1943
USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) ends her 5th offensive war patrol at Noumea.
22 Aug 1943
USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) departs Noumea, New Caledonia for her 6th offensive war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the St. George Channel.
17 Sep 1943
USS S-31 (Lt. R.F. Sellars) ends her 6th offensive war patrol at Brisbane, Australia. She is now assigned to training duties.
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