USS S-42
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USS S-42 was the first member in the third group of S-class submarines of the United States Navy.
USS S-42 at San Diego, California, with aircraft carrier USS Langley in the background, sometime between 1924 and 1936.
John H. Brown Jr.
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John Herbert "Babe" Brown, Jr. was a decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of vice admiral during World War II and an American football player. A graduate of the United States Nava
USS S-42
…Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 30 April 1923, sponsored by Mrs. Henry A. Hutchins, Jr., and commissioned on 20 November 1924, Lieutenant John "Babe" Brown in command. Following shakedown off the New England coast, S-42 departed New London, Connecticut, in January 1925 and moved south to Coco Solo, whence…
RADM John H. Brown Jr., USN
Brown as lieutenant commander aboard submarine Narwhal in 1930.
Brown aboard submarine Narwhal in July 1930.
Brown (right) during the commissioning ceremony of ex-USS Brooklyn as O'Higgins in the Chilean Navy at Philadelphia Navy Yard in June 1951.