You will note the temporary access patch over her engine room. Shipyard journals of the period indicate that the submarine in the foreground is S-33 (SS-138) and she was in overhaul at the yard from 1 September 1924 until 3 October 1925. "Prison labor" means that the prisoners from Mare Island Naval Brig were doing the work, another story of the yard not often told. I included the original Mare Island Public Works photo (above) which show waterfront paving work at the yard on 25 June 1925 and a cropped view of the S class submarine on the far left of the photo. USN photo # NH 72921 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, photo donated to the US Naval Historical Center by LT. Those moored to her starboard side are (from inboard to outboard): S-27 (SS-132), S-20 (SS-125) and S-28 (SS-133). S-24 (SS-129) is the inboard submarine on Savannah's port side. Savannah (AS-8) with five submarines alongside, during the 1920s. USN photo # 19-N-10271, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham. Katherine Barnewell Johnson Munroe, wife of then LCDR William Robert Munroe who would reach the rank as Vice Admiral. Ridgeway Dynamo & Electric Co., electric motors, Battery Cells, 120, twin propellers. Length 219' 3" Beam 20' 8" Draft 15' 11"(mean) Depth Limit 200' Speed, Surfaced 14.5 kts, Submerged 11 kts Complement, 4 Officers, 34 Enlisted Armament, four 21" torpedo tubes, 12 torpedoes, one 4"/50 deck gun Propulsion, diesel-electric, New London Ship & Engine diesel engines, HP 1200, Fuel Capacity, 41,192 gals. Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 854 t., Submerged: 1,062 t. Her wreck was found in over 8.500 feet of water in December 2017 by. S-28 was awarded one battle star for her services in World War II. Launched, 20 September 1922 Commissioned, USS S-28 (SS-133), 13 December 1923 Lost at sea, last contact made with S-28, 4 July 1944, with USCGC Reliance (WSC-150) A Court of Inquiry was unable to determine the cause of her loss. S-1 Class Submarine (Holland-type): Laid down, 16 April 1919, at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, MA. S-28 (SS-133) Radio Call Sign: November - India - November - Sierra
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