- USS S-14 (SS-119)
USS "S-14" (SS-119) was a second-group ("S-3" or "Government") "S"-class submarine of the
United States Navy . Her keel was laid down on7 December 1917 by theLake Torpedo Boat Company inBridgeport, Connecticut . She was launched on22 October 1919 sponsored by Mrs. George T. Parker, and commissioned on11 February 1921 with Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Lockwood, Jr., in command.Attached to SubDiv 18, "S-14" sailed from
New London, Connecticut , on31 May 1921 en route, via thePanama Canal ,California ,Hawaii , andGuam , toCavite ,Luzon , in thePhilippine Islands . She arrived at Cavite on1 December and commenced operations with theAsiatic Fleet .In 1922, she sailed from Cavite on
11 October , visitedHong Kong from14 October to28 October , and returned to Cavite on1 November . Sailing fromManila on15 May 1923 , "S-14" visitedShanghai ,Chefoo , andChinwangtao , before returning via Woosung andAmoy to Cavite on11 September . In the summer of 1924, she again visited Chinese ports and returned on23 September . She finally departed Cavite on29 October , shifting operations to the U.S. West Coast. She reachedMare Island, California , on30 December .Remaining at Mare Island in 1925 and 1926, she operated along the West Coast through 1927. From February 1928 into 1935, "S-14" served in the Panama Canal area, although she visited
Baltimore, Maryland , from15 May to5 June 1933 , and was in reserve atCoco Solo from1 July to27 November the same year. Departing Coco Solo on25 January 1935 , "S-14" reported to thePhiladelphia Naval Shipyard for inactivation and was decommissioned on22 May ."S-14" was recommissioned on
10 December 1940 . Following duty along the northeast coast and a visit to thePanama Canal Zone , she operated atSaint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands , from31 October to1 December 1941 , and in thePanama Canal area later that month. Next, "S-14" operated at St. Thomas from January into March 1942; in the Panama Canal area from April 1942 into August 1943; and out of New London from September 1943 into March 1945, with operations atCasco Bay, Maine ."S-14" departed New London on
27 April 1945 forPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania , where she decommissioned on18 May and was struck from theNaval Vessel Register . She was sold on16 November 1945 toNorth American Smelting Corporation in Philadelphia, and scrapped.References
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