Allied Warships

S-44 (SS-155)

Submarine of the S-42 class

A prewar photograph showing USS S-44

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Submarine
Class	S-42
Pennant	155
Built by	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	19 Feb 1921
Launched	27 Oct 1923
Commissioned	16 Feb 1925
Lost	7 Oct 1943
History	USS S-44 (Lt.Cdr. Francis Elwood Brown, USN) was sunk north-northeast of Araito Island, east of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Kurile Islands by the Japanese escort vessel Ishigaki (offsite link). 2 Survivors were picked up and were made prisoners of war, and the Commanding officer was amongst those killed in sinking.

Commands listed for USS S-44 (155)

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	Commander	From	To
1	John Frederick Davidson, USN	Apr 1939	Oct 1940
2	John Richard Moore, USN	Oct 1940	Sep 1942
3	Lt. Reuben Thornton Whitaker, USN	Sep 1942	Oct 1942
4	T/Lt.Cdr. Francis Elwood Brown, USN	Oct 1942	7 Oct 1943 (+)

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Notable events involving S-44 include:

16 Jan 1942
USS S-44 (Lt John Richard Moore) arrived at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone from the US east coast.

5 Mar 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. J.R. Moore) departed from Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone for Brisbane, Australia.

15 Apr 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. J.R. Moore) arrived at Brisbane.

24 Apr 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. J.R. Moore) departed from Brisbane for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the New Britain / New Ireland area.

12 May 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. J.R. Moore) torpedoed and sank the Japanese repair ship Shoei Maru (5644 GRT) about 15 nautical miles south-west of Cape St. George in position 05°06'S, 152°30'E.

23 May 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. J.R. Moore) ended her 1st war patrol at Brisbane.

7 Jun 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. J.R. Moore) departed from Brisbane for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Guadalcanal.

21 Jun 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. J.R. Moore) torpedoed and sank the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Keijo Maru (2626 GRT, built 1940, offsite link) about 12 nautical miles west of Gavutu, Solomon Islands in position 09°00'S, 160°00'E.

5 Jul 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. J.R. Moore) ended her 2nd war patrol at Brisbane.

24 Jul 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. J.R. Moore) departed from Brisbane for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the New Britain / New Ireland area.

10 Aug 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. J.R. Moore) torpedoed and sank the Japanese heavy cruiser Kako (offsite link) near Kavieng in position 02°28'S, 152°11'E.

23 Aug 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. J.R. Moore) ended her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane.

17 Sep 1942
USS S-44 (Lt Reuben Thornton Whitaker) departed from Brisbane for her 4th war patrol, and was ordered to patrol off New Georgia.

14 Oct 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. R.T. Whitaker) ended her 4th war patrol at Brisbane.

4 Nov 1942
USS S-44 (Lt. F.E. Brown, USN) departed from Brisbane to proceed to the US east coast for overhaul.

6 Feb 1943
USS S-44 (Lt. F.E. Brown, USN) departed Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone for Trinidad.

13 Feb 1943
USS S-44 (Lt. F.E. Brown, USN) arrived at Trinidad from Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.

25 Mar 1943
USS S-44 (Lt. F.E. Brown, USN) departed Trinidad for the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

4 Apr 1943
USS S-44 (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Brown, USN) arrived at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from Trinidad for a refit.

14 Jun 1943
With her refit completed, USS S-44, departed the Philadelphia Navy Yard for Hampton Roads, Viginia.

17 Jun 1943
USS S-44 departed Hampton Roads, Viginia for Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.

16 Sep 1943
After her US east coast overhaul and subsequent transfer to the US west coast, USS S-44 (Lt.Cdr. Francis Elwood Brown) arrived at Dutch Harbour, Alaska.

26 Sep 1943
USS S-44 (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Brown) departed from Attu for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Kurils.