
USN · SS
Argonaut
Photos and infoSubmarine, first named V-4, later SM-1 and APS-1. She carried Marine raiders to Makin with Nautilus in August 1942. On 10 January 1943, southeast of New Britain, Maikaze depth-charged her and Isokaze joined the shelling. She sank. That loss is not credited to one of them.
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
|---|---|
| Hull | SS-166 |
| Builder | Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine |
| Launched | 1927-11-10 |
| Commissioned | 1928-04-02 |
| Fate | Sunk. 10 January 1943 southeast of New Britain, at 5°40′ S, 152°02′ E. Maikaze depth-charged her and Isokaze joined the shelling. Not credited to one of them. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Submarine V-4 (SF-7), the name Argonaut carried before she was renamed in 1932, seen off San Diego on 1 July 1929. U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-20292, National Archives, as shown on NavSource, cropped. Public domain.
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