Allied Warships

S-35 (SS-140)

Submarine of the S-1 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS-1 
Pennant140 
Built byBethlehem Steel Corp., (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down14 Jun 1918 
Launched27 Feb 1919 
Commissioned17 Aug 1922 
End service19 Mar 1945 
History

Decommissioned 25 October 1922.
Recommissioned 7 May 1923.
Decommissioned 19 March 1945.
Stricken at an unknown date.
Sunk as a target 4 April 1946 off the Hawaiian Islands.

 

Commands listed for USS S-35 (140)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Thomas Michael Dykers, USN18 Jun 1937Aug 1941
2Lt. James Edward Stevens, USNAug 1941Oct 1942
3Lt. Henry Stone Monroe, USNOct 194226 Oct 1943
4T/Lt. Robert Bogardus Byrnes, USN26 Oct 1943Sep 1944
5Morris F. Landon, USNRSep 194419 Mar 1945

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Notable events involving S-35 include:


12 Apr 1942
USS S-35 (Lt. J.E. Stevens) departed from Dutch Harbour, Alaska for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Kuriles.

30 Apr 1942
USS S-35 (Lt. J.E. Stevens) ended her 1st war patrol at Dutch Harbour.

28 May 1942
USS S-35 (Lt. J.E. Stevens) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the western Aleutians.

29 Jun 1942
USS S-35 (Lt. J.E. Stevens) ended her 2nd war patrol at Dutch Harbour.

14 Jul 1942
USS S-35 (Lt. J.E. Stevens) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Kiska.

11 Aug 1942
USS S-35 (Lt. J.E. Stevens) ended her 3rd war patrol at Dutch Harbour. She was now sent to San Diego, California for an overhaul.

20 Oct 1942
With her overhaul completed USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) arrived back at Dutch Harbour.

26 Oct 1942
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol between the Kuriles and the western Aleutians.

25 Nov 1942
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) ended her 4th war patrol at Dutch Harbour.

11 Dec 1942
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Kiska.

21 Dec 1942
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) is damaged by an electrical fire while on patrol off Amchitka, Aleutians. The fire was caused by a huge amount seawater entering the control room through the conning tower hatch due the extreme weather conditions. Lt. Monroe is forced to break off the patrol.

29 Dec 1942
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) ended her 5th war patrol at Dutch Harbour.

14 Jan 1943
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) departed from Dutch Harbour for the Puget Sound Navy Yard for repairs and overhaul.

29 Jan 1943
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) arrived at the Puget Sound Navy Yard for repairs and overhaul.

3 Jun 1943
With her repairs and overhaul completed USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) sets off again for the Aleutians.

11 Jun 1943
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) arrived at Dutch Harbour.

17 Jun 1943
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Kurils.

2 Jul 1943
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) torpedoed and sank the Japanese crabbing ship Banshu Maru Nr.7 (5490 GRT) off the west coast of the Kamchatka peninsula, Aleutians in position 52°30'N, 156°12'E.

25 Jul 1943
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) ended her 6th war patrol at Dutch Harbour.

6 Aug 1943
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Kurils.

19 Aug 1943
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) developed engine trouble and is forces to break off her patrol.

28 Aug 1943
USS S-35 (Lt. H.S. Monroe) ended her 7th war patrol at Dutch Harbour.

26 Nov 1943
USS S-35 (Lt. R.B. Byrnes) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 8th war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol off the Kurils.

30 Dec 1943
USS S-35 (Lt. R.B. Byrnes) ended her 8th war patrol at Dutch Harbour. She is now assigned to training duties.

1 Oct 1944
USS S-35 was docked at Pearl Harbour.

25 Oct 1944
USS S-35 was docked at Pearl Harbour.

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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