The USS S-20 on one of her visits to the Panama Canal, locking through. There is just enough detail to show this is Panama. At the top left of the photo can be seen one of the "donkey" locomotives used to pull the vessels into and through the locks.

A lock gate can be seen on the left and behind the submarine is another and the lock behind is higher then the shown lock which means the submarine is descending to sea level. She may be in a center lock or the last lock. It is unclear which direction she is proceeding.

The time frame is most likely prior to her March 1924 to February 1925 conversion, when she became a test platform that replaced her standard "S" class bow with a radical new bow to test the sea keeping and submerged abilities of the new design. This type bow was to be used in the next class of submarines, the "V" class and in a modified version the later Gato Class and became known as a "fleet bow".

Three survivors of the sinking of the USS S-26. The men, who were all on the bridge at the time of the ramming by the Anti-Submarine Patrol Craft PC-460 are, L to Right are Lt. Robert E. M. Ward, XO of the S-2; LCdr. Earle C. Hawk, Captain of the S-26 and on far right is Seaman Joe B. Hurst, lookout from the S-26. Between LCdr Hawk and Seaman Hurst is Captain T. J. Doyle who was in charge of the rescue operations. The men are looking at a buoy launched by the men still trapped in the submarine. The men were never rescued and remain entombed in the sunk submarine 301 feet deep.

LCdr Hawk went on to place the USS Pompon (267) in commission in March 1943 as her Commanding Officer. Lt Ward went on to eventually command Sailfish (SS 192). It is not known where Seaman Hurst went after the sinking. By all accounts he survived the war.

On 24 January 1942 PC-460 mistook submarine USS S-26 (SS-131) at night for a German U-boat. PC-460 rammed and sank her in the Gulf of Panama, with the loss of 46 men. Three men in S-26's conning tower survived - the captain, his executive officer and a look-out.

The PC-460, seen here in 1943 after her bow had been repaired from the ramming and sinking of the USS S-26. On 24 January 1942 PC-460 mistook submarine USS S-26 (SS-131) at night for a German U-boat. PC-460 rammed and sank her in the Gulf of Panama, with the loss of 46 men. Three men in S-26's conning tower survived - the captain, his executive officer and a look-out.

The USS S-28 seen here on on a post refit trials and photo op. The submarine seems to have a port list. The date of the photo is June 24, 1943 in Sinclair Inlet. Bremerton Navy Yard, where her refit was performed, is off screen to the right. To the left background is the town of Port Orchard. Behind and to the right of the submarine can be seen four barges with barrage balloons moored to them. To the left of the submarine is one of the small wooden freighters that plied the Puget Sound waters up into the late 1950's carrying cargo to ports around the sound. She seems to have just left Port Orchard. They were painted orange and black.

The S-28's refit included work to her electrical systems including replacement of battery well boxes and supports. Overhauling all battery blowers, recalibration of hydrogen detectors, repair leaking water tanks. Inspection of Port Main Motor. Overhaul of the engine order telegraphs and gyro compass. Checking and timing of the engines, rebabbitt and align shafts and on for seven more pages of work to be done. The S-boats were old and were worked hard needed much work to keep them in the war.

The USS S-28 seen here stern on on a post refit trials and photo op. The submarine still seems to have a port list. The view is basically looking east. The date of the photo is June 24, 1943 in Sinclair Inlet. Bremerton Navy Yard, where her refit was performed, is off screen to the left and behind the photographer.

To the left background is Bainbridge Island and Point White as well as more island seen dead head of the submarine. To the right of the submarine is seen Waterman Point. Between the two points, in front of the submarine, is Rich Passage, a route that the Seattle to Bremerton Ferry's take. It is approximately one hour by ferry to Seattle from this position. The passage turns to the photos right (south) and then continues east, around the south end of the island, and into Puget Sound and on to Seattle.