| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S-1 |
| Pennant | 145 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp., (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 5 Mar 1919 |
| Launched | 5 Jan 1921 |
| Commissioned | 20 Nov 1923 |
| End service | 29 Oct 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 29 October 1945. |
Commands listed for USS S-40 (145)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Richard Cross Lake, USN | 1 Oct 1939 | 1 Nov 1940 | |
| 2 | Nicholas Lucker, Jr., USN | 7 Dec 1941 | 10 Aug 1942 | |
| 3 | Francis Michel Gambacorta, USN | 10 Aug 1942 | 10 Sep 1943 | |
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Noteable events involving S-40 include:
8 Dec 1941
USS S-40 (Lt. Nicholas Lucker, Jr.) departs Manila Bay for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol the Verde Island Passage.
18 Dec 1941
USS S-40 (Lt. N. Lucker, Jr.) ends her 1st war patrol at Manila Bay.
19 Dec 1941
USS S-40 (Lt. N. Lucker, Jr.) departs Manila Bay for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol to the north of Manila Bay. Later she shifts her patrol area to Lingayen Gulf.
2 Feb 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. N. Lucker, Jr.) ends her 2nd war patrol at Surabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies.
11 Feb 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. N. Lucker, Jr.) departs Surabaya for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Makassar Strait.
9 Mar 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. N. Lucker, Jr.) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia. Later she proceeds to Brisbane.
4 May 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. N. Lucker, Jr.) departs Brisbane for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol ìn the New Britain / New Ireland area.
3 Jun 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. N. Lucker, Jr.) ends her 4th war patrol at Brisbane.
30 Jun 1942
On or around this date USS S-40 (Lt. N. Lucker, Jr.) departs Brisbane for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Solomons.
29 Jul 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. N. Lucker, Jr.) ends her 5th war patrol at Brisbane.
28 Aug 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. Francis Michel Gambacorta) departs Brisbane for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Solomons. Later she shifts her patrol area to the D'Entrecasteaux islands.
25 Sep 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) ends her 6th war patrol at Brisbane.
19 Oct 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) departs Brisbane for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gilbert Islands area.
19 Nov 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) ends her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
7 Dec 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) arrives at San Diego, California for an overhaul.
7 Jun 1943
With her overhaul completed USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) departs San Diego bound for Dutch Harbour, Alaska.
24 Jun 1943
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) departs Dutch Harbour for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Kurils.
30 Jun 1943
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) toppes off with fuel at Attu.
31 Jul 1943
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) ends her 8th war patrol at Dutch Harbour.
12 Aug 1943
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) departs Dutch Harbour for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Kurils.
10 Sep 1943
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) ends her 9th war patrol at Dutch Harbour. She is now assigned to training duties.
3 Oct 1943
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) arrives at San Diego.
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