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U.S.S. DONATHON
(AS-24)EVER READY - EVER FEARLESS
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AS-24 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAY | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 6 MAY 1943 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 15 OCT 1943 | ||
SEP | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 15 SEP 1944 | ||
SEP | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 21 SEP 1946 |
AS-24 General Specifications
Class: Aegir class submarine tender
Named for: Anthedon
Complement: 1460 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 16500 tons
Length: 492 feet
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Flank Speed: 18 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold to Turkey 7 February 1969