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U.S.S. GUNNELL
(SS-253)Click to view crew list
SS-253 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SS-253 Shellback Initiation | Add a SS-253 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 21 JUL 1941 at Electric Boat Company Groton CT | ||
| MAY | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 17 MAY 1942 | ||
| AUG | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 20 AUG 1942 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 18 MAY 1946 | ||
SS-253 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 0 in
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap December 1959