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U.S.S. TARPON
(SS-175)THE VIKING
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SS-175 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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DEC | 1933 | - | Keel Date: 22 DEC 1933 at Electric Boat Company Groton CT | ||
SEP | 1935 | - | Launch Date: 4 SEP 1935 | ||
MAR | 1936 | - | Commissioned: 12 MAR 1936 | ||
NOV | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 15 NOV 1945 |
SS-175 General Specifications
Class: Porpoise-class diesel-electric submarine
Complement: 5 Officers and 49 Enlisted
Displacement: 1316 tons
Length: 287 feet 0 inches
Beam: 25 feet
Draft: 13 feet 9 in
Range: 6 000 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Sold for breaking up 8 June 1957;