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U.S.S. JACK
(SS-259)Click to view crew list
SS-259 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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FEB | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 2 FEB 1942 at Electric Boat Company Groton CT | ||
OCT | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 16 OCT 1942 | ||
JAN | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 6 JAN 1943 | ||
APR | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 21 APR 1958 |
SS-259 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: Transferred to Greece 21 April 1958