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U.S.S. DACE
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SS-247 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUL | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 22 JUL 1942 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT | ||
APR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 25 APR 1943 | ||
JUL | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 23 JUL 1943 | ||
JAN | 1954 | - | Decommissioned: 15 JAN 1954 |
SS-247 General Specifications
Class: Gato-class submarine
Complement: 6 Officers and 54 Enlisted
Displacement: 1525 tons
Length: 311 feet 9 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 17 feet
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Converted to GUPPY IB and transferred to Italy