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| Year | Date | Historical Events | | 1917 | Jul 30 | Keel laid down by the Lake Torpedo Boat Co., Bridgeport, CT. | | 1919 | Feb 15 | Launched. | | 1920 | May 25 | Commissioned with LCDR. William M. Quigley in command.
| | 1921 | Jul 22 | After trials and outfitting, S-2 rendezvoused off Portsmouth, NH., with other S-boats of her division, SubDiv 18, and another division SubDiv 12, for what was, at that time, the longest cruise on record for American submarines. | | | Jul 22 | (Cont'd.) They sailed via the Panama Canal to Pearl Harbor, HI. and then on to Cavite, Luzon, in the Philippine Islands. Submarines which had previously served in the Asiatic Fleet had been carried over, tied to the decks of colliers.
| | | Dec 1 | The two divisions operated from the Cavite Naval Station during the 3 years following their arrival. They frequently visited Chinese ports at Shanghai, Chefoo, Chinwangtao, Tsingtao, Amoy, and Woosung during this period. | | 1924 | Oct 29 | Far East duty was terminated for the divisions and they departed for the West Coast of the United States. S-2, however, remained behind. | | | Nov 5 | S-2's status was reduced to "In Commission, In Reserve". Retaining a partial crew for maintenance and readiness. | | 1928 | May 5 | S-2 was commissioned "In Full". S-2 spent the rest of May, June, and July in China, then resumed operations in the Philippines which she continued until ordered to return to Philadelphia, PA., for inactivation. | | 1929 | Apr 27 | S-2 departed Manila and sailed via Guam, Pearl Harbor, California, and the Panama Canal to the Naval Shipyard at Philadelphia, PA. | | | Aug 5 | S-2 arrived at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA. | | | Nov 25 | Decommissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA. | | 1931 | Jan 1 | Struck from the Naval Register. | | | Sep 14 | S-2 was sold for scrap. |
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