USS Argonaut (V-4/SF-7/SM-1/A-1/APS-1/SS-166) was a submarine of the United States Navy, the first boat to carry the name. Argonaut was laid down as V-4 on 1 May 1925 at Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on 10 November 1927, sponsored by Mrs. Philip Mason Sears, the daughter of Rear Admiral William D. MacDougall, and commissioned on 2 April 1928. Although never officially designated as "SS-166", at some point she displayed this number on her conning tower.
V4 (SS164), reclassified as minelaying type SM1 and renamed the Argonaut. Port side, 11-1928 - NARA - 512984
USS Argonaut, SS-166, Compartment Access Plan - NARA - 70646226
USS Argonaut, SS-166, General Data and Dimensions - NARA - 70646222
USS Argonaut, SS-166, Compartment Access Plan - NARA - 70646224
Uncle Sam's largest submarine arrives at Washington Navy Yard. The fleet submarine V-4, largest, latest and only mine-laying submarine of the United States Navy, as she appeared after LCCN2016889092
Lieut. Comdr. W.M. Quigley, who is in command of the V-4, the largest, latest and only mine-laying submarine of the United States Navy which docked at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., LCCN2016889093