USS Argonaut (SS-166/APS-1) Ship's Log 



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YearDateHistorical Events
1925May 1Keel laid down at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,Kittery, ME.
1927Oct 10Launched.
1928Apr 2Commissioned.
 Apr 2Recommissioned.
1929Mar 23Arrived at homeport of San Diego, CA.
1932Jun 30Arrived at Pearl Harbor, HI.
1941Nov 28Argonaut left Pearl Harbor and was on patrol duty near Midway Island when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
1942Jan 22Returned to Pearl Harbor.
 Feb 1Proceeded to the Mare Island Navy Yard for conversion to a troop transport submarine.
 Aug 1Argonaut returned to action in the South Pacific.
 Aug 8Embarked Marine Commandos and got underway for Makin.
 Aug 16Arrived at Makin and at 0330 the next day, the Marines began landing.
 Aug 26Argonaut arrived back at Pearl Harbor, HI.
 Sep 22Designation was changed to APS-1 and her base of operation was changed to Brisbane, Australia.
 Dec 15Argonaut departed Brisbane to patrol in the hazardous area between New Britain and Bougainville, south of St. George's Channel.
1943Jan 10On Jan. 10, 1943 Argonaut was forced to the surface by the depth charges from 3 Jap Destroyers and she was destroyed with all hands by surface fire.105 officers and men went down with the submarine.
 Jan 10Decommissioned.
 Feb 26Struck from the Naval Register.