Allied Warships

S-41 (SS-146)

Submarine of the S-1 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS-1 
Pennant146 
Built byBethlehem Steel Corp., (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down17 Apr 1919 
Launched21 Feb 1921 
Commissioned15 Jan 1924 
End service13 Feb 1945 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 13 February 1945.
Stricken 25 February 1946.
Sold in November 1946 to be broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS S-41 (146)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. George Michael Holley, USN< Dec 41Jun 1942
2Lt. Irvin Swander Hartman, USNJul 1942Aug 43 ?

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Noteable events involving S-41 include:


8 Dec 1941
USS S-41 (Lt. George Michael Holley) departs Manila Bay to patrol in Tablas Strait.

24 Dec 1941
After taking on board fuel and supplies USS S-41 (Lt. G.M. Holley, Jr.) departs Manila Bay again to continue her patrol in the Lingayen area.

4 Jan 1942
USS S-41 (Lt. G.M. Holley, Jr.) departs her patrol area of Lingayen Gulf and moved south to the Netherlands East Indies.

25 Jan 1942
USS S-41 (Lt. G.M. Holley, Jr.) ends her 1st war patrol at Surabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies.

4 Feb 1942
USS S-41 (Lt. G.M. Holley, Jr.) departs Surabaya for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Makassar Strait.

10 Mar 1942
USS S-41 (Lt. G.M. Holley, Jr.) ends her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia. She later shifts to Brisbane.

9 May 1942
USS S-41 (Lt. G.M. Holley, Jr.) departs Brisbane for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Solomons.

6 Jun 1942
USS S-41 (Lt. G.M. Holley, Jr.) ends her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane.

22 Jul 1942
USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) departs Brisbane for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the New Britain / New Ireland area. S-41 however soon returned with defects.

7 Aug 1942
After repairs USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) departs Brisbane again to resume her 4th war patrol.

2 Sep 1942
USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) ends her 4th war patrol at Brisbane.

21 Sep 1942
USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) departs Brisbane for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol the Ellice Islands and then to continue on for Pearl Harbor.

13 Oct 1942
USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) ends her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to San Diego, California.

29 Oct 1942
USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) arrives at San Diego for an overhaul.

23 Apr 1943
With her overhaul completed USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) departs San Diego bound for Dutch Harbour.

11 May 1943
USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) arrives at Dutch Harbour, Alaska.

15 May 1943
USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) departs Dutch Harbour for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol of the Kurils.

28 May 1943
USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) sinks the Japanese sailing vessel Asuka Maru (1036 GRT) off Paramushiro, Kuriles in position 50º38'N, 155º15'E. (see map)

15 Jun 1943
USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) ends her 6th war patrol at Dutch Harbour.

28 Jun 1943
USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) departs Dutch Harbour bound for Attu.

3 Jul 1943
USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) departs Attu for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Kurils.

2 Aug 1943
On or around this day USS S-41 (Lt. I.S. Hartman) ends her 7th war patrol. She is now assigned to training duties.

Media links


U. S. Submarines in World War II

Kimmett, Larry and Regis, Margaret


U.S. Submarines Through 1945

Friedman, Norman

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