| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S-42 |
| Pennant | 156 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 29 Dec 1920 |
| Launched | 26 Jun 1923 |
| Commissioned | 31 Mar 1925 |
| End service | 30 Oct 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 30 October 1945. |
Commands listed for USS S-45 (156)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. John Randolph Waterman, USN | 29 Jun 1937 | 29 May 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. Ian Crawford Eddy, USN | 29 May 1940 | Sep 1942 |
| 3 | Lt. Robert Hugh Caldwell, Jr., USN | Sep 1942 | Mar 1944 |
| 4 | Charles W. Lynn, USN | Mar 1944 | May 1945 |
| 5 | R. S. Garvey, USNR | May 1945 | Jul 1945 |
| 6 | James P. Lynch, USN | Jul 1945 | 30 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving S-45 include:
5 Mar 1942
USS S-45 (Lt. I.C. Eddy) departed from Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone for Brisbane, Australia.
15 Apr 1942
USS S-45 (Lt. I.C. Eddy) arrived at Brisbane.
12 May 1942
USS S-45 (Lt. I.C. Eddy) departed from Brisbane for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Solomons.
19 Jun 1942
USS S-45 (Lt. I.C. Eddy) ended her 1st war patrol at Brisbane.
26 Aug 1942
USS S-45 (Lt. I.C. Eddy) departed from Brisbane for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Solomons.
23 Sep 1942
USS S-45 (Lt. I.C. Eddy) ended her 2nd war patrol at Brisbane.
27 Oct 1942
USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr.) arrived in her patrol area in the Solomons for her 3rd war patrol.
6 Nov 1942
USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr.) departed from her patrol area to end her 3rd war patrol at Suva, Fiji.
1 Dec 1942
USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr.) departed from Suva to proceed to the Panama Canal Zone.
6 Jan 1943
USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr.) arrived at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.
16 Mar 1943
USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr., USN) departed Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone for St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
23 Mar 1943
USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr., USN) arrived at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands from Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.
25 Mar 1943
USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr., USN) departed St. Thomas, Virgin Islands for Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.
31 Mar 1943
USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr., USN) arrived at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
5 Apr 1943
USS S-45 transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Balboa.
19 Nov 1943
After an overhaul USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr.) departed from San Diego, California bound for Dutch Harbour, Alaska.
2 Dec 1943
USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr.) arrived at Dutch Harbour, Alaska.
31 Dec 1943
USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr.) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Kurils.
28 Jan 1944
USS S-45 (Lt. R.H. Caldwell, Jr.) ended her 4th war patrol at Attu. She is now assigned to training duties.
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