USS S-26 SS 131

USS S-26 SS 131 S-1 Class

January 20, 1942. Rammed by friendly escort. 46 men lost.

From: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

S-26
SS-131
Displacement:
Surfaced: 854 t.
Submerged: 1,062 t.
Length: 219'3"
Beam: 20'8"
Draft: 15'11" (mean)
Speed:
Surfaced: 14.5 k.
Submerged: 11 k.
Complement: 42
Armament: 1 4"; 4 21" torpedo tubes
Class: S-1

Following duty at New London and hydrogen tests at Washington, D.C., S-26 sailed from New London on 10 December 1941, and arrived at Coco Solo, C.Z., on the 19th. Rammed by submarine chaser PC-460 at night in the Gulf of Panama, S-26 sank on 24 January 1942 with the loss of 46 men. Three men survived. Her hull was not salvaged.