| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S-1 |
| Pennant | 143 |
| Built by | Union Iron Works (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Jan 1919 |
| Launched | 17 Jul 1919 |
| Commissioned | 11 May 1923 |
| End service | 14 Dec 1944 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 14 December 1944. |
Commands listed for USS S-38 (143)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| Wreford Goss Chapple, USN | ||||
| 1 | Roland Fremont Pryce, USN | 1 Oct 1939 | 1 Nov 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson, USN | 26 Feb 1942 | 7 Aug 1942 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Cassius Douglas Rhymes, Jr., USN | 1 Nov 1943 | 2 May 1944 | |
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Noteable events involving S-38 include:
8 Dec 1941
USS S-38 (Lt. W.G. Chapple) departs Manila Bay for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Mindoro. On the 20th she proceeds to the west coast of Luzon.
22 Dec 1941
USS S-38 (Lt. W.G. Chapple) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Hayo Maru (5446 GRT, built 1921) in Lingayen Gulf in position 16º00'N, 120º00'E.
14 Jan 1942
USS S-38 (Lt. W.G. Chapple) ends her 2nd war patrol at Surabaya.
25 Jan 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) departs Surabaya for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Makassar Strait off Balikpapan.
16 Feb 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) ends her 3rd war patrol at Surabaya.
22 Feb 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) departs Surabaya for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
26 Feb 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) shells Japanese facilities at Sangkapura, Bawean Island.
28 Feb 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) picks up 54 survivors from the British destroyer HMS Electra. On 1 March the survivors were transferred to a surface ship in Madoera Strait. S-38 then continues her patrol.
2 Mar 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) fires four torpedoes against the Japanese light cruiser Kinu (offsite link) north-east of Cape Awarawar. All four torpedoes missed their target. USS S-38 later fires two torpedoes against a Japanese destroyer but these also miss.
3 Mar 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) is ordered to proceed to Fremantle, Australia.
5 Mar 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) trnasits Lombok Strait.
13 Mar 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle. S-38 later proceeds to Brisbane on Australia's east coast.
28 Apr 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) departs Brisbane for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off New Guinea.
24 May 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) ends her 5th war patrol at Brisbane.
24 Jun 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) departs Brisbane for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Solomon Islands.
7 Jul 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) ends her 6th war patrol at Brisbane. She was forced to return to base early because of mechanical problems.
28 Jul 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) departs Brisbane for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off New Britain and New Ireland.
8 Aug 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) toroedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Meiyo Maru (5628 GRT, built 1940) at the southern entrance of the St. George Channel, between New Britain and New Ireland in position 04º52'S, 152º42'E. (see map)
22 Aug 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) ends her 7th war patrol at Brisbane.
21 Sep 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) departs Brisbane for her 8th war patrol. She is to proceed to Pearl Harbor and then to the US west coast for an overhaul. en-route she is to reconnoiter several of the Gilbert Islands.
25 Sep 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) toppes off with fuel at Noumea, she departs the next day.
10 Oct 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) departs the Gilbert Islands area bound for Pearl Harbor.
6 Nov 1942
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) arrives at San Diego, California for an overhaul.
15 Apr 1943
With her overhaul completed USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Rhymes) departs San Diego bound for Pearl Harbor.
29 Apr 1943
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Rhymes) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
26 Jun 1943
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Rhymes) departs Pearl Harbor for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Marshall Islands.
27 Jul 1943
USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Rhymes) ends her 9th war patrol at Esperitu Santo. She is now assigned to training duties.
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