USS Argonaut (SM-1)

	USS Argonaut underway.
History
United States
Name	USS Argonaut
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down	1 May 1925
Launched	10 November 1927
Commissioned	2 April 1928
Fate	Sunk by Japanese destroyers off Rabaul on 10 January 1943
General characteristics
Class & type	V-4 (Argonaut)-class composite direct-drive diesel and diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	Surfaced: 2,710 long tons (2,753 t) (standard); 3,046 long tons (3,095 t) (full load); Submerged: 4,161 long tons (4,228 t);
Length	358 ft (109 m) (waterline), 381 ft (116 m) (overall)
Beam	33 ft 9.5 in (10.300 m)
Draft	16 ft .25 in (4.8832 m)
Propulsion	As Built: 2 × BuEng (MAN-designed) direct-drive main diesel engines, 1,400 hp (1,000 kW) each.; 1 × BuEng MAN auxiliary diesel-electric diesel generator, 300 kW (400 hp); Re-Engined 1942: 4 × General Motors Winton main diesel engines, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each,; 1 × GM Winton 300 kW (400 hp) and 1 × GM Winton 150 kW (200 hp) auxiliary diesel generators,; 2 × 120-cell Exide ULS37 batteries,; 2 × Ridgway electric motors, 1,100 hp (820 kW) each,; 2 × shafts;
Speed	Surfaced: 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) (design); 13.6 kn (15.7 mph; 25.2 km/h) (trials); Submerged: 8 kn (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) (design); 7.43 kn (8.55 mph; 13.76 km/h) (trials);
Range	8,000 nmi (9,200 mi; 15,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h); 18,000 nmi (21,000 mi; 33,000 km) @ 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) with fuel in main ballast tanks
Endurance	10 hours @ 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h)
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)
Capacity	173,875 US gal (658,190 L) diesel fuel
Complement	As Built: 8 officers, 78 men; 1931: 7 officers, 9 chief petty officers, 71 enlisted;
Armament	As Built: 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (bow; 16 torpedoes),; 2 × 40 inch (1,016 mm)minelaying tubes aft (60 mines),; 2 × 6 inch (152 mm)/53 caliber Mark XII Mod 2 wet type deck guns; 1942: 6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern external; 20 torpedoes),; minelaying tubes removed,; 2 × 6 inch deck guns as above,; 2 × 20 mm cannon,; 2 × .30 caliber machine guns;
Notes	Two Battle stars

USS Argonaut (V-4/SF-7/SM-1/A-1/APS-1/SS-166) was a submarine of the United States Navy, the first boat to carry the name. Argonaut was laid down as V-4 on 1 May 1925 at Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on 10 November 1927, sponsored by Mrs. Philip Mason Sears, the daughter of Rear Admiral William D. MacDougall, and commissioned on 2 April 1928. Although never officially designated as "SS-166", at some point she displayed this number on her conning tower.

She was sunk by Japanese destroyers while engaging their convoy near Rabaul in Oceania on 10 January 1943, with the loss of 102 lives.

History
USS Argonaut underway.
United States
Name	USS Argonaut
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down	1 May 1925
Launched	10 November 1927
Commissioned	2 April 1928
Fate	Sunk by Japanese destroyers off Rabaul on 10 January 1943
General characteristics
Class & type	V-4 (Argonaut)-class composite direct-drive diesel and diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	Surfaced: 2,710 long tons (2,753 t) (standard); 3,046 long tons (3,095 t) (full load) Submerged: 4,161 long tons (4,228 t)
Length	358 ft (109 m) (waterline), 381 ft (116 m) (overall)
Beam	33 ft 9.5 in (10.300 m)
Draft	16 ft .25 in (4.8832 m)
Propulsion	As Built: 2 × BuEng (MAN-designed) direct-drive main diesel engines, 1,400 hp (1,000 kW) each. 1 × BuEng MAN auxiliary diesel-electric diesel generator, 300 kW (400 hp) Re-Engined 1942: 4 × General Motors Winton main diesel engines, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each, 1 × GM Winton 300 kW (400 hp) and 1 × GM Winton 150 kW (200 hp) auxiliary diesel generators, 2 × 120-cell Exide ULS37 batteries, 2 × Ridgway electric motors, 1,100 hp (820 kW) each, 2 × shafts
Speed	Surfaced: 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) (design); 13.6 kn (15.7 mph; 25.2 km/h) (trials) Submerged: 8 kn (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) (design); 7.43 kn (8.55 mph; 13.76 km/h) (trials)
Range	8,000 nmi (9,200 mi; 15,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h); 18,000 nmi (21,000 mi; 33,000 km) @ 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) with fuel in main ballast tanks
Endurance	10 hours @ 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h)
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)
Capacity	173,875 US gal (658,190 L) diesel fuel
Complement	As Built: 8 officers, 78 men 1931: 7 officers, 9 chief petty officers, 71 enlisted
Armament	As Built: 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (bow; 16 torpedoes), 2 × 40 inch (1,016 mm)minelaying tubes aft (60 mines), 2 × 6 inch (152 mm)/53 caliber Mark XII Mod 2 wet type deck guns 1942: 6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern external; 20 torpedoes), minelaying tubes removed, 2 × 6 inch deck guns as above, 2 × 20 mm cannon, 2 × .30 caliber machine guns
Notes	Two Battle stars