| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S-42 |
| Pennant | 157 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 23 Feb 1921 |
| Launched | 11 Sep 1923 |
| Commissioned | 5 Jun 1925 |
| End service | 2 Nov 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 2 November 1945. |
Commands listed for USS S-46 (157)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Ralph Clinton Lynch, Jr., USN | May 1939 | 20 Aug 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. Earl Russell Crawford, USN | 20 Aug 1942 | 24 Nov 1943 |
| 3 | T/Capt. Gordon Campbell, USN | 24 Nov 1943 | 20 Jan 1944 |
| 4 | Edwin Monroe Westbrook, Jr., USN | 20 Jan 1944 | Nov 1944 |
| 5 | Russell C. Medley, USNR | Nov 1944 | mid 1945? |
| 6 | A. H. Clark, Jr., USNR | mid 1945? | 2 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving S-46 include:
5 Mar 1942
USS S-46 (Lt. R.C. Lynch, Jr.) departed from Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone for Brisbane, Australia.
15 Apr 1942
USS S-46 (Lt. R.C. Lynch, Jr.) arrived at Brisbane.
13 May 1942
USS S-46 (Lt. R.C. Lynch, Jr.) departed from Brisbane for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off New Britain.
21 Jun 1942
USS S-46 (Lt. R.C. Lynch, Jr.) ended her 1st war patrol at Brisbane.
20 Jul 1942
USS S-46 (Lt. R.C. Lynch, Jr.) departed from Brisbane for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Solomons.
15 Aug 1942
USS S-46 (Lt. R.C. Lynch, Jr.) ended her 2nd war patrol at Brisbane.
11 Sep 1942
USS S-46 (Lt. E.R. Crawford) departed from Brisbane for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol east of New Guinea.
11 Oct 1942
USS S-46 (Lt. E.R. Crawford) ended her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane.
4 Nov 1942
USS S-46 (Lt. E.R. Crawford) departed from Brisbane to return to the Panama Canal Zone.
9 Jan 1943
USS S-46 (Lt. E.R. Crawford) arrived at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone. She is now sent to Philadelphia on the US east coast for an overhaul. After overhaul S-46 was sent to Alaska where she made two war patrols in late 1943 - early 1944.
8 Feb 1943
USS S-46 departed Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone for St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
14 Feb 1943
USS S-46 arrived at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands from Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.
25 Mar 1943
USS S-46 departed Trinidad for the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
3 Apr 1943
USS S-46 arrived at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from Trinidad for a refit.
14 Jun 1943
With her refit completed, USS S-46, departed the Philadelphia Navy Yard for Hampton Roads, Viginia.
21 Jun 1943
USS S-46 departed Hampton Roads, Viginia for Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.
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