USS S-28

S-28 (SS-133) was laid down on 16 April 1919 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 20 December 1922; sponsored by Mrs. Katherine B. Munroe, wife of Lt. Cmdr. William R. Munroe, Naval Inspector of Machinery.

Commissioned on 13 December 1923, Lt. Kemp C. Christian in command, S-28 worked up in the waters off New England in January and early February 1924. She stood out from New London, Conn., at 1609 on 15 February and proceeded down the Thames River in company with S-23 (SS-128) en route to Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. While in the Caribbean, she called at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (29 February–2 March and 17–26 March), Port of Spain, Trinidad (3–13 March), Culebra, Puerto Rico (29–31 March), and Coco Solo, Canal Zone, (C.Z.) [Panama] (5–13 April). In addition to her numerous port visits, she fired her first three torpedoes during Battle Practice “A” held in Chiriqui Lagoon, C.Z. on 15 April. She headed northward on 24 April at 1552.

Six days after she departed the Caribbean, S-28 moored alongside the submarine tender Savannah (AS-8), outboard of S-24 (SS-129) and S-26 (SS-131) at 97th Street, New York City. On 10 May 1924 got underway at 1405 and S-28 stood down the Hudson River. She entered the Thames River and moored on the north side of Pier C, New London, two days later at 0710. Assigned to Submarine Division (SubDiv) 11, she stood out to sea for short-range gunnery practice on 15–16 May along with the rest of her division. While her crew scored five hits out of sixteen shots fired, her officers failed to score a single hit with their three shots. At the conclusion of gunnery practice, she returned to New London and moored at Pier D at 1725.

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From the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, compiled by the Naval History and Heritage Command (S-28 (SS-133)). A work of the United States Government, in the public domain.