Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Submarine |
Class | S-1 |
Pennant | 134 |
Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 17 Apr 1919 |
Launched | 9 Nov 1922 |
Commissioned | 22 May 1924 |
End service | 5 Jun 1942 |
History | Decommissioned 5 June 1942. |
Career notes | Loaned to the Royal Navy as P 556 |
Commands listed for USS S-29 (134)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Robie Ellis Palmer, USN | 26 Jun 1936 | Jun 1940 |
2 | Lt. William Davis Irvin, USN | Jun 1940 | late 1940 |
3 | Lt. Eugene Thomas Sands, USN | late 1940 | 5 Jun 1942 |
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Notable events involving S-29 include:
6 Oct 1939
R E Palmer (then a Lt) was the skipper of S-29 when she made a deep dive (214 ft) on October 6, 1939.
21 Mar 1942
USS S-29 departed Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone for New London, Connecticut.
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