S-9 underway, entering port in Cheefoo (now Yantai), China, summer of 1924. S-9 and her entire Submarine Division 12 was conducting an extended deployment to the Asiatic Fleet area that lasted from 1921 to 1924. Cheefoo was a popular port of call for USN ships and submarines.
Photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman
Sailors assigned to the S-9 enjoying some off-duty time at a "Camp Knowlton", mid 1920's. The webmasters can not find any reference to Camp Knowlton, if anyone knows where it was located please contact us.
